A promising new contender has arrived in a crowded pharmaceutical field.

So, taking a deep breath, consider some of the new hourlong contenders.

It simply proffers that apple to each bright new contender who comes along.

The speed of the new contender, along with the controversy and protests intensified international media attention to the series.

A2 A new political contender is on the rise in Italy.

Nor is the independence of television's many new grass-roots contenders insured.

But analysts say that the market is ripe for new contenders.

"It was increasingly difficult for Stiefler to have an impact because of all these new contenders," one analyst said.

"Whenever there was a new contender, we would do the fights with Cyborg."

Soon a new contender appeared in the tail-less dinner jacket.