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The precise nature of dark matter is unknown and over the years many contenders have been put forward to account for it.

The contenders also had to have made at least five of the group's regional "best workplace" lists.

Back into the teeth of the wind and with new bunkers, this will be a hole that any contenders on Sunday will just want to get over with.

In the absence of clear political will, contenders for the heavyweight reserve-currency crown will have to slug it out on their own merits.

So far, none of these contenders has gained any significant traction with consumers or app developers.

When a lock is released, the system chooses the thread from the front of the highest-priority queue of contenders to try to lock the object.

It also is one of the most ambitious Chinese contenders for a chunk of the U. S. market.

Earlier this year, when he was up against all Republican contenders, he was down in the polls.

Some are neither capable nor ambitious enough to be king. The remaining contenders include several full brothers of Prince Sultan.

And that could have political consequences, since one of the leading Republican contenders for the presidency in 2008 is a Mormon.

Several potential Republican presidential contenders are expected to announce their plans within the next few months.

The crowd identifies the top contenders, not the winners and a panel of experts selects the winners.

I don't want to break the euphoria amongst the fans, but more than favourites I prefer to say that Spain are contenders with high hopes.

With Duncan's minutes continuing to dwindle, their size doesn't add up to what other contenders can offer.

20'33': Maldini: For all the World Cups that I played in, Italy has always been one of the main contenders.

none of the various contenders for power and influence has an obvious ability to annihilate all the others.

When it comes to getting drunk and eating animals alive, the Koreans (both flavors, North and South) are among the top contenders.

Look for an organising characteristic in today's world and speed is among the top contenders.

When this happens, the thread failing to acquire the lock is put into a logical queue of lock contenders for the object.

The only problem is that when one of the six contenders to captures the town, they'll have only one wish left - to survive.

Only the other day I heard one of the leading contenders issue this stark warning to America's great new economic rival.

Newt Gingrich, one of the Republican contenders for the party's presidential nomination, recently called the CBO a "socialist" institution.

In second place was another star athlete, hurdler Liu Xiang, one of the top contenders for gold in Beijing.

The fighters are paired at a weigh-in, complicated by the fact that contenders never tip the scales at more than a gram.

Arena is now short both of cash and of plausible presidential contenders.

The realistic contenders for the last Champions League spot are Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.

Mr Serra and Mr Neves, both of the opposition Party of Brazilian Social Democracy (PSDB), will be among the strongest contenders.

All the main contenders for power are survivors of that period.

Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are headed for a crucial primary showdown in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

Sunday's final of beach volleyball Brought a pair of Olympic contenders to center stage.

It accomplished this feat in remarkably little time by being vastly better than established contenders like AltaVista.

A few of the upcoming contenders are intriguing, like Cisco's Cius, a mobile-video-conferencing slab meant for worker bees.

It is a look at the products and competitive positions of the key contenders as they enter the new year.

"I've always seen them as title contenders because it's been assumed by them that they would do it, " said the Portuguese.

You responded, we tallied up the nominations, and now we're back to highlight the five most popular contenders.

After months of shadow-boxing, several of the main contenders for the Republican nomination are declaring their hand.

However, some contenders say that Japan is ambiguous about whether it prefers an aircraft with a defence or a strike role, or both.

They were also contenders for artist of the year, American Music Awards host Jimmy Kimmel announced Tuesday.

Below are a few contenders for the title of Most Painful Shopping Experience.

The last of the Bay-area drop-in contenders is, in many ways, the most intriguing.

Other potential contenders have gone out of business or are struggling to stay afloat.

At the centerpiece of the ceremony was the unveiling of the three contenders for the Games' theme song.

Sir Alex Ferguson feels it in his bones - United are serious contenders for the European Cup this season.

Now, two major arguments exist that pull hash-lookup off of the list of contenders for the biggest security flaw of the year.

And with the presidential election set for January, the worry is that the contenders are likely to stoke tensions for political gain.

In the final weeks before the Iowa party caucuses , the presidential contenders are pulling out all the stops in an effort to sway voters.

Dallas may not be considered a threat to reach the Finals anymore, but they are always contenders out West if Dirk is leading the way.

Both have been mentioned as contenders for senior posts at an international financial institution when their current jobs end.

While young players with star potential no longer exist on the roster, the Cs still look like serious Finals contenders in the short term.

Please add other contenders and other reasons why, but for the time being, here are the reasons United are the best.

Of the two main contenders, Yasuo Fukuda wants to mend relations with China by, among other things, drawing the Yasukuni sting.

This week's bombshell involves the sudden withdrawal of one of the most popular contenders on the show.

Behind the presidential contenders come other surprisingly weighty candidates for medium-sized cabinet posts.

I think we're beginning to rattle the other contenders.

There is much more support for President Bush's war strategy among the Republican presidential contenders .

But with all these new contenders cutting into its marketshare, it may never topple IE from its throne after all.

It would be different if all contenders started at the same base line.

What does it all mean? Are the Lakers contenders, pretenders or something in between?

Whether or not candidates are strong contenders, I always ask what questions they have for me.

Yet there is nothing to suggest they will not be contenders.

I wonder why he loves the Jazz so much. Every chance he gets he's saying they're finals contenders. And not just this game.

This self-referential American term is of uncertain origin. There are two leading hypotheses with several other less-likely contenders.

'The main contenders for the top positions in 2012 are already engaged in Chinese-style political campaigns. '

My guess, there are lots of contenders, but this bird must be one of them - the Superb Lyrebird.

Too early When asked if Liverpool were no longer title contenders, O'Shea told Sky Sports News: "No, it's still too early. "

The main contenders in this market are countries that are strong in manufacturing, above all Germany and China.

Liverpool have emerged as serious contenders for the signature of Spurs transfer target Fernando Llorente in January.

Oh, and in case you're wondering: all the remaining presidential contenders are terrible on this issue.

The presidential contenders engaged in a battle of words to win the hearts and minds of the voters.

Smaller groupings served mostly to inject their issues into either or both of the main contenders.

There are a number of contenders for the EA Sports Player of the Month - the Club's official monthly prize.

Both contenders wait for the next tell-tale vibration.

We know it will be a completely different game but if you want to be title contenders - which I think we are - we have to win there.

A number of the contenders have alleged widespread irregularities.

But even the great teams -- title contenders, no less -- can fall victim to 20-point blowouts, especially early in the season.

Initially the Giza Pyramids were top contenders in the Internet and phone ballot to make a new list of world wonders.

The Lakers, whose 44-19 record through Sunday was the best in the Western Conference, are bona fide title contenders.

So far I would say The Hurt Locker and Up are the first two Best Picture contenders of 2009.

He added: "City now will be one of the contenders because they are not at the end of an investment cycle. "

It's unclear who first invented the toilet: early contenders for the honor are the Scots and the Greeks.

One of the key presidential contenders also died in the crash.

Over the past 16 months, the organisational skills and the characters of the two contenders have been revealed.

He is probably the least flamboyant of the Republican contenders.

As we know, it's already possible to video call on a computer; iChat and Skype are two of the bigger contenders in this field.

Mr Brown's exit will bring a contest featuring plenty of unpalatable contenders but no obvious front-runner.

The two contenders for the world championship will meet for a show-down next month.

As new contenders move into the field, Apple isn't likely to keep its 90% share of the booming tablet market.

But Mr. Romney had a more comfortable 20-point lead when the field was narrowed to the most likely five contenders.

Social networking is booming, and big contenders like MySpace and Facebook are racking up millions upon millions of users.

Texas Congressman Ron Paul is in fourth place with 11 percent, and the remaining four Republican contenders trail in single digits.

By now, the 2012 Republican presidential contenders have all been tattooed by the opposition, branded as boring, damaged, or even insane.

Sip it, slug it, believe it. The glass is half-full. The Rockets are contenders. Here's looking at you, kid.

This year's Oscar contenders gathered in Los Angeles on Monday for the traditional nominees' luncheon.

Now, both of the leading presidential contenders in South Korea consider that policy a failure.

Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama debated the wisdom of dealing directly with Iran Monday.

Our main contenders are Inter Milan, who remain very competitive and Juventus, who have already signed great players ". "

Republican presidential contenders were also quick to the react to the buttle (Bhutto) killing.

Most contenders for the governorship, including Mr Asano, oppose the Olympics bid.

San Antonio and Dallas will be the main contenders to reach the Finals if injury should wreck the Lakers.

According to the China Daily, she has won a place among the top 50 contenders who will compete for the Happy Girl crown in July.

Democratic contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton both say they would move faster to withdraw more U. S. forces.

Both contenders are expected to announce vice presidential running mates before the conventions begin .

Finance minister Yoshihiko Noda and trade minister Banri Kaieda are also viewed as contenders.

Paddy Power, an Irish bookmaker, is offering odds on the likely contenders with iSlate and iPad the favourites.

If Maradona can get the best out of Messi, they could be contenders.

Both contenders are campaigning for delegates in the final three primaries between now and Tuesday.

Coming in second place are surprise contenders -- Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart.

Two of the most surprising contenders: People's Daily and Xinhua, media arms of the Communist Party.

The leading contenders for power at this time were Hung Taiji's eldest son Hooge and Hung Taiji's agnate half brother Dorgon.

one of the contenders for the world's most vicious ant.

Of the major Champions League contenders, that leaves Lyon , top of the French League by 13 points, who are going for domestic glory.

So it is striking that barely five months on, the main contenders for the Republican nomination are coy about their plans for 2012.

The irony is that Arsenal are presently viable contenders as they enter a set of gruelling matches.

External contenders, including the banned Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, have few roots in the country.

I'm looking forward to trying some of the new contenders before the year is out.

Amanda: You have rendered me speechless. Your choreography is second to none. You can be definite contenders tonight. You have nailed it.

And several of the leading contenders for 2008's presidential election are much keener on emissions caps than Mr Bush.

Many of their serious contenders oppose abortion openly, even in cases of child rape or incest on the basis that it is "God's plan" .

Several other lesser-known Republican contenders might also emerge in the months ahead.

Ten top contenders, five runners-up, and six dark horse candidates.

Passion fruit and pineapple fighting for dominance among a fruit salad of contenders.

In the Best Picture category, My Week With Marilyn is on no one's list of Oscar contenders.

Encouragingly, two of the leading contenders are black.

The Jury might additionally award several diplomas to close contenders.

The defeat also stunted Villa's growth into genuine title contenders themselves.

Both contenders are expected toenoughannounce vice presidential running mates before the conventions begin.

Two contenders put in their names for the Socialist nomination.

Presidential contenders are starting to focus on the economy on the campaign trail.

Having been one of the judges of the Nikon Small World competition this year, I know how many truly stunning contenders there were.

With so many world famous contenders, it was difficult to take a heat.

Several species discovered in the past decade could now become contenders for the title of most basal fossil bird.

I write that not knowing if there are any contenders in India or south-east Asia: China and Japan of course never did develop an alphabet.

The two main contenders, Hakia and PowerSet, have made some progress, but not enough.

With these signs in mind, here are four contenders for future moral condemnation.

Our manager Harry Redknapp has really set our stall out as genuine title contenders.

But K was quick to criticize fellow contenders like Clinton and Edwards who initially supported the use of force in Iraq.

Moreover, the Republican contenders are coming, and soon.

Even in this part of the world there are stronger contenders (Sarajevo to Mostar; Belgrade to Montenegro).

Fernando Torres is among a list of 10 contenders for the Confederations Cup Golden Ball award.

The only real contenders for Real's 9 Champions League titles I think!

Probable contenders are Taro Aso, the foreign minister, and Sadakazu Tanigaki, a former finance minister, both leaders of small factions.

Too good to fight these contenders, you'd rather fight some bullshit champ?

The contenders faced off in the debate at heir of Iowa's Drake university today.

A bunch of contenders added key players in the offseason and during the season in order to make a title run.

The contenders faced off in the debate at Iowa's Drake University today .

In this world of them and us, "they" are accused by Democratic contenders in the US presidential contest of stealing "our" jobs.

It is important to show that we can be contenders and we have managed to do this and this sends out a very good message for the future.

The women have gone from being novelty racers to contenders.

The world is changing and nothing the three contenders said suggested how Britain will accommodate these changes.

Some contenders, such as Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, have already stumbled; HP has all but given up.

Can any of the three contenders provide this?

The PRD has the opposite problem: two powerful contenders who threaten to cancel each other out.

Victory would show that we are serious contenders to win the title.

They have seen many presidential contenders -- and they aren't intimated by any of them.

In 1900 there were several contenders for the title of capital of the 20th century.

Pricing is another issue: At $28, 143, the market is crowded with contenders to the WRX throne.

From the numbers, it seems like Borest Inc. is our bigest competitor. . . Le'Ban and Markford are also major contenders in our market.

All the other leading contenders had to change altitude.

Dalglish has made the necessary changes to Liverpool for them to progress to title contenders this year.

Three contenders pitched for the job on March 29th in a television debate.

One thing Sir Alex is certain about is that City's billing as title contenders is here to stay.

There are many top contenders in the Country categories.

Evgeni: There are many good contenders.

There are other contenders , such as Sharron Angle , formerly in the state assembly and an anti- tax crusader .

Okay, so there you have my top ten contenders for nominations for Best Picture.

Other contenders, such as various versions of Linux, have remained on the fringes.

"AI" contenders know that having a good voice is just half the battle.

A crowd of 73, 295 crammed into Highbury on March 9, 1935 to see the title contenders draw 0-0.

There are already several contenders, such as the measure of decision-making competence used by Bruine de Bruin and Fischhoff.

We are title contenders and we want to believe we are title contenders.

I didn't say I must win, nor did I care how many votes I can get, since several contenders are my good friends.

The first two syntaxes I want to examine are major contenders in the labor saving category: PYX and SOX.

The other annoying contenders were "anyway" (at 7 percent), "it is what it is" (11 percent) and "at the end of the day" (2 percent).

This offense won't be sufficient when playing the true contenders such as the Lakers, Celtics, and Jazz.

Mr Reagan, who died last year aged 93, topped a list of 10 contenders, which featured six former presidents.

Disappointed ambition provides fodder for both drama and melodrama: aspiring athletes(who could have been contenders),

the least flamboyant of the Republican contenders

Write down a few possible contenders, and then ask yourself the following questions with regard to each one

US Presidential Contenders Focus on Economic Issues

all three contenders made no mistakes in their performances

The two contenders for the heavyweight title

will they become legitimate contenders in west

Here are five other contenders:

The leading contenders include two Muhammads: the son of Nayef who is an effective deputy minister of interior;