31.   Another likely GOP candidate, former Tennessee Goveror Lamar Alexander, is putting less emphasis on his antiabortion view and might run to the middle.

32.   As Jordanian officials concede, it would have been hard to find a country that was a less likely candidate for such a rapid turnaround.

33.   As long as he is a likely candidate to stroke a Randy Johnson fastball for extra bases, Strawberry is OK in the book of Yankee owner George Steinbrenner.

34.   Assistant general manager Bryan Colangelo declined to say which player the Suns made available, but the most likely candidates appear to be Trevor Ruffin and Richard Dumas.

35.   At present, Guam, a U.S. protectorate in the Western Pacific, is usually cited as the most likely candidate.

36.   Attorney General Dan Lungren is a likely GOP candidate.

37.   Banorte and BBV are the most likely candidates to win Banpais because they are bigger than Invex and have experience acquiring troubled banks, analysts said.

38.   Bankers Trust is a likely candidate, according to Corporate Financing Week, an industry newsletter.

39.   Besides Horn and Voigt, the likely candidates are pitchers Mark Brandenburg and Chris Nichting.

40.   Because of geographical reasons, the most likely candidates to be added to the rotation would be the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.