61.   Two men were judged the strongest GOP candidates for vice president in the national poll by Intersurvey.

62.   While Bush remains ahead among GOP candidates, the polls no longer support his claim to be the strongest GOP candidate for the November general election.

63.   Industry executives said they believed Aerospatiale was the strongest candidate to win the Thuraya contract given its strong relationship with the Arab world.

64.   Analysts say the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland are strongest candidates to join.

65.   The outgoing prime minister Lee Soo-Sung, a former academic free from the taint of scandal, is considered one of the strongest candidates for the presidency.

66.   The sources said Aerospatiale was the strongest candidate to snatch the deal given its strong links with the Arab countries.

67.   Up to now, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have seemed by far the strongest candidates for membership of the military alliance.

68.   Whoever is nominated will face an uphill battle against the opposition candidate Lee Hoi-Chang, currently polled as the strongest candidate to win the presidential poll.

69.   Outgoing prime minister Lee Soo-Sung, a former academic free from the taint of scandal, is considered one of the strongest candidates for the presidency.

70.   Shevardnadze told deputies that a purge of corrupt government officials would continue through the presidential elections in November, in which Shevardnadze is thought to be the strongest candidate.