| leading contender | 23.44 | There are three leading Tory contenders. | ||
| presidential contender | 23.11 | How do other presidential contenders feel? | ||
| top contender | 21.40 | Raytheon is still the top contender. | ||
| serious contender | 10.53 | But no serious contenders came forward. | ||
| strong contender | 10.40 | Neither were considered strong contenders. | ||
| republican contender | 10.01 | Several Republican contenders apparently agree. | ||
| the contender | 7.57 | The other contenders? | ||
| possible contender | 6.32 | There are other possible contenders. | ||
| main contender | 6.12 | Moscow is the main contender with Oslo. | ||
| democratic contender | 5.79 | There are no Democratic contenders. | ||
| major contender | 4.87 | Two more would make him a major contender. | ||
| legitimate contender | 4.48 | There are legitimate contenders. | ||
| potential contender | 3.69 | Once, Briggs was seen as a potential contender. | ||
| likely contender | 3.03 | So here are some likely contenders. | ||
| only contender | 2.63 | It is hardly the only contender. | ||
| other contender | 2.30 | The other five contenders are scrambling. | ||
| perennial contender | 1.71 | The Marlins could be perennial contenders. | ||
| former contender | 1.38 | Enterprise is now a former contender. | ||
| real contender | 1.32 | I mean a real contender. | ||
| remaining contender | 1.32 | Detroit and New York are the remaining contenders. |