1.   A serious contender for Vibes album of the year.

2.   As this process continues to develop, more serious contenders for political leadership will come to the fore.

3.   I was now a serious contender for the gold medal.

4.   The best-film voting went to three ballots and no big studio film was a serious contender.

5.   The only serious contender left in the presidential race is Guei himself.

6.   The team is a serious contender for the championship.

7.   We were looking at a very serious contender indeed.