11.   Stanford, with its strong academic reputation, has been a main contender for the twins, who have attended private schools all their life.

12.   The Democratic candidates were winnowed to three main contenders by Labor Day, with some bare-knuckled campaign tactics flashing about the race.

13.   The first Weekend Journal devoted most of its front-page space to the Oscars and to examining what the prize would mean in salary to the main contenders.

14.   The incumbent president, Jacques Chirac, and the Socialist prime minister, Lionel Jospin, are the main contenders in the coming elections.

15.   The main contenders were the candidates of the conservative Hungarian Democratic Forum and the liberal Alliance of Free Democrats.

16.   The main contenders have already staked their claims, but as politicians they are as confused and compromised as the MPR itself.

17.   The main terrestrial contender is an extended series of volcanic eruptions that coincide with the Permian extinction.

18.   The new rules have had a curious effect on the two main contenders.

19.   The Philippines and Thailand are the main contenders for the plant.

20.   The scratch leaves defending champion Alpride, Wandesta and Donna Viola as the main contenders.