1.   But Perot is listed as an independent candidate, and he promised a nominating process open to all comers.

2.   New Hampshire unquestionably possesses a disproportionate influence over the nominating process.

3.   The Reform Party began the nominating process by mailing a candidate-preference survey to its members in the past several weeks.

4.   An open nominating process allows a free exchange of Republican ideas and promotes good government.

5.   And they are expected to dominate the Republican nominating process next year.

6.   And that, in turn, suggests the Iowa caucuses, the first real contest in the nominating process, will be particularly important this time around.

7.   Both candidates are suffering from an early Republican stampede to Gov. George W. Bush of Texas that has helped dramatically cut short the traditional nominating process.

8.   Bond said he pledged only to support White through the nominating process, not necessarily when it reached the floor of the Senate.

9.   A drawn-out nominating process would defy Republican tradition.

10.   A nominating process that used to evolve slowly over four months has been largely compressed into a month and a half.