101.   Candidates for prime minister take tougher lines in campaign ads.

102.   Candidates must take a minimum of seven subjects.

103.   Candidates took their case to the Japanese people Tuesday, the official start of campaigning for the first parliamentary election since the electoral system was dramatically redrawn.

104.   Five other candidates took only a small percentage of the vote, Electoral Commissioner Kwadwo Afari-Gyan told reporters.

105.   For example, some states allow a teaching candidate to take an exam more than once, and report the best score.

106.   Four opposition candidates took their names off the ballot after being beaten or threatened, and a number of others threatened to follow suit.

107.   For example, she said, some states allowed teacher candidates to take the licensing test more than once.

108.   Fringe candidates took the rest.

109.   Fourteen candidates took part in the first round of the election.

110.   He suspected some candidates had taken the initiative to approach Xinhua for its support.