11.   Amal agreed to offer joint candidates with Hezbollah in southern constituencies.

12.   While possession of a good Honours Degree in Celtic is a normal prerequisite for the research degrees, candidates with an equivalent qualification in a related field may apply.

13.   Opportunities for joint supervision with members of staff from these bodies are available when suitable candidates with appropriate research topics present themselves.

14.   PhD candidates with a Masters qualification have to complete a minimum two years full-time study.

15.   Also, in a country with centuries of bad government, a candidate with a criminal record is not necessarily noteworthy.

16.   Alvaro Robelo, with an Italian bank connection, is conducting a well-financed campaign and is the only other candidate with a blip in the opinion polls.

17.   Ammiano may be the candidate with no coat who has coattails.

18.   Among four candidates with strong credentials, he seems most likely to thrive in the large and competitive arena of congressional politics.

19.   Among the latter category are fringe political candidates with high opinions of themselves who whine that they deserve better from the mainstream media.

20.   Americans are not naive enough to expect candidates with uncomplicated personal lives.