11.   Since then the leading corporate sponsor has been the Bank of Boston, now BankBoston.

12.   Stenholm has been a leading Democratic sponsor of a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution, legislation that Democratic leaders such as Bonior have worked to defeat.

13.   The Association of Islamic Charitable Projects, a leading sponsor of Muslim schools and youth programs, is another.

14.   The leading sponsor of the changes in retirement plans, Rep. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, says such concerns are overblown.

15.   The leading sponsor of the unit investment trusts, which invest equal amounts in only the Dow dogs, is a consortium of brokers led by Merrill Lynch.

16.   The State Department officially describes Iran as the leading state sponsor of terrorism.

17.   The United States has long suspected bin Laden as being a leading sponsor of terrorism.

18.   The United States, which still regards Iran as a leading sponsor of terrorism, strongly opposed the moves announced on Tuesday.

19.   Critics, including a leading Olympic sponsor and members of the U.S. Congress, have accused the IOC of showing a lack of commitment to major reforms.

20.   The Salt Lake scandal has shaken public confidence in Olympic sponsors and quick reforms are needed to protect the future of the games, a leading sponsor said Wednesday.