1.   But with his conservative views on welfare and other issues affecting women, he was hardly our ideal candidate.

2.   Her age makes her the ideal candidate for a pension mortgage.

3.   In Dwight D. Eisenhower the Republicans had found the ideal candidate.

4.   Its elasticity would have made it the ideal candidate for a trampoline-cover.

5.   Jenny was, Eloise hoped, the ideal candidate.

6.   On the face of it, he appeared to be an ideal candidate for the position.

7.   The ideal candidate will have an honours degree.

8.   The ideal candidate will have experience of protein purification and gene cloning and should have an appreciation of plant defence mechanisms.

9.   The ideal candidate will hold a degree in physical chemistry.

10.   The ideal candidate will hold a good degree in theoretical physics or physical chemistry and have strong mathematical and computing skills.