21.   Carbon fiber is the top candidate for sailcloth.

22.   Chris Chambliss, the Yankees hitting coach, is a top candidate.

23.   Donahue said he still considers himself the top candidate for the job.

24.   Do we have a run off of the top two candidates?

25.   Election-day polls of actual voters indicated that the top three candidates appealed to widely different groups.

26.   Each voter selects his top five candidates.

27.   Faulk appears the top candidate to take the role, though Simmons and Jones may see duty.

28.   For years, he was considered a top candidate to succeed head coach Terry Donahue.

29.   Former White House deputy chief of staff Erskine Bowles is considered a top candidate to replace Panetta, but he is reluctant to leave North Carolina.

30.   Former Royals infielder and team consultant Frank White is considered the top candidate, but he said he wants to talk with his family before being formally interviewed.