11.   It was the third straight game in which New England had allowed a lead to slip away.

12.   Johnson, however, let the lead slip away in the sixth as the Royals scored three two-out runs.

13.   Mitsubishi allowed its lead to slip away, churning out variations on the Pajero, while Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda dazzled consumers with a slew of innovative models.

14.   Mitsubishi allowed its lead to slip away, churning out variations on the Pajero while Toyota and Honda Motor Co. dazzled consumers with a slew of innovative new models.

15.   Mitsubishi allowed its lead to slip away, churning out variations on the Pajero while Toyota and Honda Motor Co. dazzled consumers with a slew of innovative models.

16.   That set the stage for the ninth when Percival let the lead slip away.

17.   The lead slipped to three runs when Currier left in the sixth.

18.   The last time Bush saw a comfortable lead slip away, he was battling Sen. John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination.

19.   The Revolution remain in first place in the Eastern Division for the ninth straight week, but their lead is slipping away.

20.   The way Villapiano saw it, they surrendered as the lead slipped away.