11.   Candidates can appear on the ballot in some districts, but not in others, depending on how many signatures are gathered and whether they withstand challenges.

12.   Clinton coattails could help liberal Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone withstand a challenge from Rudy Boschwitz, the Republican he ousted six years ago.

13.   Council officials maintained, however, that the new legislation would withstand legal challenges because it mirrored similar bills that have passed muster in the courts.

14.   Denise Azimi, a spokeswoman for the Franchise Tax Board, says state initiatives can establish or change state tax laws, if they pass and withstand legal challenges.

15.   Driver resistance could lead to court tests of the new laws, although similar crackdowns in communities in California and Oregon have withstood legal challenges thus far.

16.   EPA scientists want the studies to be conclusive enough to withstand challenges to their decision.

17.   Forbes withstood challenges in three districts and is on the ballot statewide.

18.   He is secure enough intellectually to not only withstand challenges, but also to invite them from a talented group of aides and advisers.

19.   He set the tone and the pace of the race, he withstood several challenges as he turned for home, and he widened his lead down the homestretch.

20.   He withstood challenges from pro-death penalty opponents after his controversial vote.