1.   After two rounds, Duvergel had a comfortable lead on points with the gold medal plainly in sight.

2.   While Clinton has a comfortable lead over Dole in recent national surveys, the Kansas senator is expected to win Texas.

3.   With his comfortable lead, Dole has pulled back on some of his campaign plans for the state.

4.   Although Palm has a comfortable lead in the personal digital assistant market, competition from new entrants is narrowing the gap.

5.   Although recent polls show that the mayor has a comfortable lead, Giuliani said he would be campaigning harder in coming days.

6.   Among likely Democratic voters polled, Vice President Al Gore is holding on to his comfortable lead over challenger Bill Bradley, the former senator from New Jersey.

7.   And Rogers had a comfortable lead.

8.   And Vacco, who appeared to have had a comfortable lead, ended up in a dead heat.

9.   Attorney General Mike Easley has had a comfortable lead in recent polls over Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker, but Wicker has raised more than Easley.

10.   A comfortable lead, as is usually the case, begat a late swoon and there the Rockets were, unsure of their fate until the waning seconds.