We obtain a sharp minimum degree condition delta (G) greater than or equal
to right perpendicular rootn+k2 - 3k + 1 left perpendicular + 2k - 1 of a g
raph G of order n greater than or equal to 3k guaranteeing that, for any k
distinct vertices, G contains k vertex-disjoint cycles of length at most fo
ur each of which contains one of the k prescribed vertices. (C) 2001 John W
iley & Sons, Inc.