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If he chooses to run for president in 2004, he now looks like a slightly more formidable contender for the nomination.

Here are five takeaways: "Frozen" seems likely to be a formidable contender for the best animated film Oscar — and not just because the competition is relatively light this year.

At the candidates' first debate on Tuesday night, Gov. Chris Christie just had to hold the line on poll numbers that show him walking away with a margin of victory big enough to make him a formidable contender for the Republican nomination for president.

By E. J. Kahn The face of Theodor Seuss Geisel — an arresting one, with soft eyes and a long, beaky nose — is not nearly as familiar as that of Santa Claus, yet its owner is an equally formidable contender for the adulation of many children.

Which surely means Alonso will be a formidable contender for the rest of the year to win that elusive third title.

That combination of factors made the screenplay by (deep breath) Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo a formidable contender for this award even before key wins from the producers' and actors' guilds boosted Birdman's overall standing in the race.

Came Home, a son of Gone West, covered the seven furlongs in 1 21.94 -- the fastest time since the race was lengthened in 1994 -- to give the West Coast two formidable contenders for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile on Oct. 27.

He beat out two formidable contenders for the top job.

That includes a new 4½-minute video that ought to remind everybody why she became a progressive hero in the first place ― and why, despite her liabilities, she remains such a formidable contender for both the Democratic Party nomination and the presidency itself.

That helps explain how the president remained a formidable contender for a second term though no modern incumbent had won re-election with an unemployment rate near 8 percent.

His portrayal offers an insight into the decidedly complicated relationship Mr. Giuliani has with the city that has made him such a formidable contender for his party's nomination.