1.   -- Another likely winner is i-mode, the enormously popular service in Japan offering wireless Web browsing and e-mail from mobile phones.

2.   But even so, PRI voters still expect to be told who is the likely winner.

3.   But the historians can have action, too, because Silver Charm is the most likely winner.

4.   By that calculus, Ross and Varon are considered likely winners, while Jacques is less likely.

5.   By Saturday night there was no consensus about which candidate would be the likely winner.

6.   Computer makers NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. are also likely winners as the computer boom sweeps across Japan.

7.   Even with the possibility of a bidding war, Pacificorp was still believed by some analysts to emerge the likely winner.

8.   Friday was a day for legislative compromises under the Capitol dome, and among the likely winners were Texas lottery players.

9.   Further, French-owned Aerospatiale appears likely winner of a partnership with China to build a regional jetliner.

10.   Gubitz said the likely winners are the carmakers who already have an emotional appeal.