11.   Both are among the top candidates for the Hart trophy as most valuable player in the league.

12.   Both Formal Gold and Gentlemen had been considered top candidates for Horse of the Year.

13.   A Cowboys source said Danny Bradley is a top candidate to fill one of the other positions.

14.   A close Clinton friend and former aide, Erskine Bowles, is seen as the top candidate.

15.   A former linebacker, Williams emerged in the spring as the top candidate to start at free safety.

16.   A top candidate to replace Rhodes on a permanent basis, the official said, is Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Jim Haslett.

17.   Bruins defensive coordinator Bob Field is considered the other top candidate by many within the athletic department.

18.   But by April, diplomatic sources in the United States and Israel said Bush was considering creating an envoy position, with Djerejian being the top candidate.

19.   But Henry was encouraged when he heard Fenwick was a top candidate to become the new coach.

20.   But that did not matter much because their votes seemed to be evenly divided among the top three candidates.