This is Ubuntu's chance to prove itself as a worthy contender for the mainstream desktop.
He writes his own songs during the competitions made him an even more a worthy contender.
Every gamer, no matter what their system of choice, should be happy that the PlayStation 3 has become a worthy contender.
There are too many worthy contenders to permit such categorical distinctions.
DataEase is a worthy contender, although it's a bit long in the tooth.
Just two years ago hopes were high for Table 48, a worthy contender that should have made it.
A year that brings us an abundance of worthy contenders in all fields.
Below are our selections for the most significant albums of the last century, in chronological order, along with another 25 worthy contenders.
Click Music gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 and said it was "a worthy contender for record of the year".
This year there were so many candidates for best actor that the limitation to five nominees shut out worthy contenders.