ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3232.18851)Re: after an assassination bid doctors said he...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterAssassinationDoctorsSaid/zlpvk/post.htm#476061Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:49:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:476061Jackson66120http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterAssassinationDoctorsSaid/zlpvk/post.htm#476061http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-476061.xmlThank you, Clive.<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: after an assassination bid doctors said he...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterAssassinationDoctorsSaid/zlpdq/post.htm#476050Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:35:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:476050Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterAssassinationDoctorsSaid/zlpdq/post.htm#476050http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-476050.xmlHi,<br />I&nbsp;couldn&#39;t understand the red part in the following headline. What does &#39;&#39;bid&#39;&#39; mean in the context of the below sentence?<strong> &#39;A bid&#39; here&nbsp;means &#39;an attempt&#39;<br /><br /></strong><span>DILI (AFP) - International troops stepped up patrols in East Timor&#39;s capital Tuesdayas President Jose Ramos-Horta recuperated in Australia after <strong>an</strong> assassination</span> <span><strong>bid</strong> <strong>(that) </strong>doctors said he was lucky to survive</span>.<br /><br />Best wishes, Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>after an assassination bid doctors said he...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterAssassinationDoctorsSaid/zlpdv/post.htmTue, 12 Feb 2008 12:54:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:476038Jackson66122http://www.englishforums.com/English/AfterAssassinationDoctorsSaid/zlpdv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-476038.xmlI couldn&#39;t understand the red part in the following headline. What does &#39;&#39;bid&#39;&#39; mean in the context of the below sentence?<br /><br /><span style="color:#00bf;">DILI (AFP) - International troops stepped up patrols in East Timor&#39;s capital Tuesdayas President Jose Ramos-Horta recuperated in Australia after anassassination</span> <strong><span style="color:#ff00;">bid doctors said he was lucky to survive</span></strong>.<br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>