51.   All are likely candidates for probation, which was hinted at by U.S. District Willis Hunt waiving pre-sentencing reports.

52.   Along with Kerekou, Houngbedji is widely considered among the most likely candidates to survive the first round and to face Soglo in a runoff two weeks later.

53.   All three are likely candidates for NFL vacancies.

54.   Both analysts said a likely candidate would be a major hospital supplies maker or pharmaceutical company that wants to diversify.

55.   But Acting Governor Paul Cellucci, the leading fund-raiser, already has rejected those guidelines, which means the other candidates likely will ignore them, too.

56.   But analysts and others say they do not see a likely candidate.

57.   But analysts speculated that Reuters, Dow Jones and Bloomberg were all likely candidates.

58.   Bush, a likely candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, again has called on lawmakers to cut property taxes.

59.   Bush, a likely candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, is likely to face criticism for not getting his wishes from the Republican-controlled Senate.

60.   But he would also be the candidate most likely to rattle the Gingrich campaign, which has a history of dramatically outspending its opponents.