Newguest  +  473113 Tue, 05 Feb 08 07:42 PM Hi How does this sentence sound to you? Would you change it somehow? The offers, however, are made available from the moment they are open, exclusive of the secret information of the company in view of the counteracting unfair competition regulations, if the Contractor stipulated, not later than the offer submission deadline, that they must not be made available. thanks Newguest Joined on Sun, Feb 25 2007 Senior Member 2,103

	Mister Micawber  +  473347 Wed, 06 Feb 08 07:56 AM I really cannot make enough sense of it as it stands to offer a decent edit.  I suggest that you break it up into two or three sentences, at least. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,822 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Newguest  +  473818 Thu, 07 Feb 08 10:52 AM Ok. How about this one? Only the information, if this has been stipulated by the Contractor not later than the offer submission deadline, which are confidential to the company, bearing in mind counteracting unfair competition regulations, must not be made available. I didn't know how to break it up into two sentences. Actually, I've broken it up, because I wrote THE OFFERS, HOWEVER, ARE MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE MOMENT THEY ARE OPEN. And then the rest of it (above). Newguest

	Feebs11  +  473829 Thu, 07 Feb 08 11:11 AM My try: Information that has been submitted by the Contractor not later than the offer submission deadline and which is confidential to the company, and which is not against unfair competition regulations, must not be made available. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015

	Newguest  +  473875 Thu, 07 Feb 08 01:22 PM Your sentence is pretty good, but the Contractor stipulated (if this is the right word) that this information cannot/musn't be made available to the public. You used the word "submitted by the Contractor." Newguest

	Newguest  +  473876 Thu, 07 Feb 08 01:23 PM  Newguest wrote: Ok. How about this one? Only the information, if this has been stipulated by the Contractor not later than the offer submission deadline, which are confidential to the company, bearing in mind counteracting unfair competition regulations, must not be made available. I didn't know how to break it up into two sentences. Actually, I've broken it up, because I wrote THE OFFERS, HOWEVER, ARE MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE MOMENT THEY ARE OPEN. And then the rest of it (above). I should have written in my sentence above: "....., which IS confidentail to the company,....." Newguest

	Newguest  +  473929 Thu, 07 Feb 08 03:55 PM   How about this:   The offers, however, are made available from the moment they are open. Information that has been stipulated by the Contractor not later than the offer submission deadline and which is confidential to the company, and which is not against unfair competition regulations, must not be made available.   Newguest