1.   Analysts said the improved RealPlayer and RealJukebox, along with a new file downloading manager, should help RealNetworks keep its lead.

2.   As long as the Koreans kept their lead, the United States team would live for another day.

3.   As they streaked to the finish, Skip Away was fighting on the inside to keep his lead and Cigar was charging on the outside to snatch it.

4.   Beck missed the first free throw to keep the lead at one.

5.   A questionable decision on the other sideline might have allowed the Sooners to keep the lead.

6.   A subpar round would have allowed Woods to keep his lead.

7.   But the boost he has been given by this campaign looks increasingly valuable the longer President Clinton keeps his lead in the polls.

8.   Chicago kept the lead at four or six points until Jordan uncharacteristically missed consecutive shots as he tried to work his magic.

9.   I could see her the whole time and I tried to keep the lead as much as I could.

10.   In the state that made Reagan Democrats famous, a strong economy and low unemployment helped President Clinton keep large leads in polls throughout the race.