The committee did not exclude qualified candidates because of sexual orientation.

They are, by definition, partisan, and one can certainly understand why they would exclude third-party candidates in any debate they sponsor.

Another way of improving quality and excluding obviously unsuitable candidates was to insist on some minimum formal academic qualification.

At issue is whether broadcasters should be granted waivers that would in effect permit them to exclude minor candidates from offers of free time.

The implication of this is that context does not function to exclude candidates from the cohort.

Mr. Kirk was less equivocal, saying he personally believed the panel should exclude third-party candidates from the debates.

If you are looking for the best possible conference lineup, just listing the speakers who immediately come to mind may inadvertently exclude good candidates.

Variations of these rules have been used to exclude Johnson from all but two debates during the 2012 presidential cycle and to completely exclude other candidates.

It is absurd to exclude candidates who are married to a foreigner or have children who are foreign nationals.

I would add that there are provisions in the directives to exclude candidates failing to comply with national social legislation.