21.   In Missouri, historically regarded as a bellwether for presidential contests, the latest polling suggests Clinton has widened his lead slightly from a few weeks ago.

22.   In national opinion polls, the opposition coalition of Liberal and National parties has widened its lead over Labor.

23.   New polls show Clinton again widening his lead over Dole, and the international incident has afforded him the opportunity to display presidential leadership.

24.   One new survey yesterday did show him widening his lead over Forbes.

25.   Republicans reveled in the latest voter surveys, which show that Bush has widened his lead over Vice President Al Gore since picking Cheney less than a week ago.

26.   Recent polls have shown Bush to be widening his lead over Bush among likely voters.

27.   The Americans are determined to widen their lead over Costa Rica in the regional qualifying known as the hexagonal.

28.   The best of the breed use the rough patches to buy up rivals, widen their lead over the pack, and position themselves for the next expansion.

29.   The Fox News Channel widened its lead over CNN.

30.   The new man in the yellow jersey had much to gain by widening their lead.