51.   It is widely known that Vice President Al Gore is the strongest Democratic Party candidate for the next presidential election.

52.   Luzhkov, a muscular nationalist and longtime Yeltsin ally, is considered by many people to be the strongest potential candidate for the presidency.

53.   Most main opposition parties were barred from fielding their strongest candidates because of minor technicalities.

54.   Most opposition parties have been barred from fielding their strongest candidates, usually on minor technicalities.

55.   Mr Fung is among two of the three strongest candidates in the field who want to replace Mr Chim.

56.   Mueller remained the strongest candidate to fit this bill.

57.   Second strongest candidate is Gonzalo Castaneda of Democratic Revolution, followed by Enrique Michel Ruiz of National Action.

58.   Slovenia, a former Yugoslav republic, has emerged as one of strongest candidates among Central and Eastern European countries that one day may want to joint NATO.

59.   That excluded the popular leader of the Rally of the Republicans, a former prime minister who was seen as the strongest candidate to challenge Bedie.

60.   The council will short-list them next week before submitting the strongest candidates to the Ministry of Home Affairs.