1.   Mr Ebstein is the lead author of one study of the gene in the January issue of the journal Nature Genetics.

2.   Bothwell was the lead author of an audit that scrutinized Federal Reserve operations.

3.   According to a lead author of the report, results are so promising that acellular pertussis could go into wide use within a year.

4.   Albert is lead author of the study.

5.   But last week, Andrew Sum, lead author of a new study on household incomes, challenged our sense of prosperity.

6.   But lead author Dr. Jonathan Davidson said the herb may show more promise when used against milder forms of depression, or when prepared in a different form.

7.   But the lead author, Dr. Paul S. Cooke of the University of Illinois, took pains to say there was no proof that soy formulas were harmful.

8.   But the rate of women being infected during sexual encounters continues to climb, said lead author Dr. Pascale Wortley.

9.   But the report was vague and its lead author conceded that the program was still taking shape.

10.   But the recommendation came with several caveats from the lead author, Dr. Shirley Press, director of the pediatric emergency department at the hospital.