Some 100 entries were narrowed down by faculty members, and 25 were sent to The Times.
Scientists initially identified 100 possible landing sites, which were narrowed down to four finalists.
The shortlisted films were narrowed down from 124 eligible entries after a vote by the Ampas documentary branch.
Thousands of singers from across the Arab world were narrowed down to 12 finalists from seven different countries, then two.
The competition eventually received six hundred and twenty-four entries, which were narrowed down to five finalists.
According to a news release the global competition received 15,000 submissions, which were narrowed down to 50 semifinalists by Mr. Scott's production company.
Scouted in England, New York, the Caribbean and other spots where English children were likely to be found, 3,000 boys were narrowed down to the final few.
Explainer in Chief Several analysts said that the next major phase of the campaign would come once the many proposals in Congress were narrowed down to a single bill, although it is not clear when that might be.
He and seven other candidates shortlisted by headhunters Egon Zehnder were interviewed in mid-June by BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and his deputy Diane Coyle, before the candidates were narrowed down.
"Initially, from the titles of the manuscripts, I thought I happened upon lots of unpublished works, but those thousands of pages were narrowed down to this delightful story," Gulli told the Guardian.
Mr. Martin said that "five or six very worthy names" were narrowed down to two or three final candidates on the basis of "anecdotal factors and emotional factors, that are very hard to define and probably wouldn't bear up in a trial".
