21.   Delta Air Lines cut its chronically high passenger bumping rate during the third quarter but still led the industry for the first nine months of the year.

22.   Is Murdoch leading the industry in the right direction by combining content and distribution in a single effort?

23.   It has led the industry in shifting from aluminum to copper for the internal wiring inside its chips, another innovation that increases processor performance.

24.   Its manager, Ronald C. Ognar, invests in rapidly growing companies that lead their industries and has built a record that truly stands out.

25.   Office buildings and properties located on the West Coast are expected to lead the industry, according to New York-based Landauer.

26.   Sears said business is better than last year, when the second-largest retailer led the industry.

27.   Since his arrival in May, he said Wednesday that he has struggled to convince employees that their company can lead the industry.

28.   Sun passed Hewlett-Packard in the second quarter to lead the industry in Unix revenues for the first time.

29.   Texas Instruments currently leads the industry in the number of programmable DSPs sold to the worldwide market.

30.   Today, TNT often leads the industry in viewership among adults during prime time on cable.