21.   In one quarter, the old issues died and they suddenly became prohibitive favorites to win the championship.

22.   It was enough time for several candidates to take pointed shots at the Texas governor, who remains a prohibitive favorite to win the GOP nomination.

23.   It would be beating Bush where Bush was supposed to be the prohibitive favorite.

24.   Johnson and Freeman are prohibitive favorites to win gold tonight.

25.   Ivan Pedroso of Cuba is a prohibitive favorite in the long jump.

26.   Luckily for Wiberg, there is still the combined on Thursday, in which she will be a prohibitive favorite.

27.   NBC had the season won long ago and is a prohibitive favorite to sweep the sweeps.

28.   Nonetheless, he remains a prohibitive favorite to succeed injured five-time champion Blaine Wilson as the U.S. leader entering the world championships in Belgium later this year.

29.   Nobody is ever a prohibitive favorite from one tournament to the next.

30.   Now the Lakers are prohibitive favorites to win the championship.