1.   Also, with a big-name star such as Brett Hull apparently not going to be re-signed, free agent Jeremy Roenick might be the top candidate to replace him.

2.   Analysts said top candidates were other producers in the Hugoton Field, such as Mobil Corp., Occidental Petroleum Corp., Amoco Corp. and Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

3.   Analysts have said the broker is the top candidate to be purchased after a series of takeovers of British financial companies this year.

4.   Another former England manager, Glenn Hoddle, is the top candidate to take over Sheffield Wednesday.

5.   Arena is the top candidate to coach the D.C. United team in MLS after the Olympics.

6.   As Danforth emerged as a top candidate for the job, many commentators have said he could bring credibility to a case fraught with religious and ideological suspicions.

7.   Banks remains the top candidate to replace Aikman.

8.   Baldwin also interviewed last week at New Mexico State and was considered a top candidate for that job.

9.   Beamer was a top candidate for the job before Tom Coughlin got the position.

10.   Birmingham said Wednesday he would limit the awards to only the most top performing candidates.