61.   He was chosen over local and overseas candidates bidding for the job.

62.   He was chosen over Nevio Scala of Italy.

63.   He was chosen over other candidates with more political experience.

64.   He was chosen over two officers from within the Northern Ireland force.

65.   Hyundai bid was chosen over those of Ford Motor Co. of the United States and two domestic competitors, Daewoo Motors Co. and Samsung Motors Inc.

66.   It said the American planes were chosen over competitors from France, Israel and Canada.

67.   Jon Corzine is spending more than a million dollars a week on glossy network television ads to convince Democrats to choose him over former governor Jim Florio.

68.   Lake Placid was chosen over Koenigssee, Germany, for the championship.

69.   Luong was chosen over Defense Minister Gen. Doan Khue, who for weeks was considered a front-runner for the job.

70.   Morgan Grenfell was chosen over two American rivals, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the secretary of the government Privatization Commission, Jameel Bhutto, said Thursday.