11.   Many of those Republican gains came when longtime Democratic incumbents like Bevill retired, and Republican candidates could compete on a level playing field.

12.   Moreover, Domke, the Republican consultant, scoffed at the notion that candidates will compete in a regional primary by promising to invest in local economies.

13.   On the Republican side, four candidates are competing for the nomination, with mixed views on the tax question.

14.   Once upon a Cold War, presidential candidates competed to see who could be trusted not to blink, sitting across the table from a determined Soviet leader.

15.   Post Clinton, presidential candidates compete to see who can be trusted not to blink, standing across the desk from a determined White House intern.

16.   Supporters said that would make it possible for less wealthy candidates to compete against those who spend millions of their own dollars.

17.   That is why the two presidential candidates have competed so fiercely on the issue.

18.   The candidates compete in state primaries to win delegates to their party conventions, held in the summer.

19.   The candidates are clearly competing for the loyalties of this small segment of voters.

20.   The new single-member districts will end the contests between members of the same party, so enabling candidates to compete on policy.