31.   Ford now is the favored target among UAW executives, according to people familiar with the negotiations, but GM remains a strong contender.

32.   Ford now is the favored choice among UAW executives, according to these people, but GM remains a strong contender.

33.   General Motors remains a strong contender because it presents the union with its biggest challenges.

34.   He said Republicans like Cornyn know that Morales would be a strong contender if he decides to run for governor.

35.   His fellow pros make Brooks a strong contender.

36.   If this had been any other American thoroughbred race, War Emblem would have been considered a strong contender and might have been favored.

37.   If the Big Board gets some of the business that brokers usually keep for themselves, it will be a strong contender for the entire market.

38.   If there was a contest for who could recite the most phone numbers, I would be a strong contender.

39.   In Hawaii, Linda Crockett Lingle, the mayor of Maui, is considered a strong contender for the Republican nomination for governor.

40.   In his favor, there is no strong political contender to challenge him.