1.   Andersen Consulting will be the title sponsor of the Match Play Championship, while NEC will be the lead sponsor for the Invitational.

2.   Andersen and NEC each became a lead sponsor of one of the new events and overall sponsors of the series of events.

3.   Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick, the lead sponsor of the bill, has opposed any religious exemption.

4.   But the lead sponsor of the Senate immigration bill, Sen. Alan Simpson, R- Wyo., argued that the exemptions were unnecessary.

5.   For the second year in a row, Compaq is the lead sponsor for the Houston Marathon.

6.   McConnell is the lead sponsor of legislation that would eliminate affirmative action in federal hiring and contracts.

7.   Rep. Fred Heineman, R-Raleigh, is the lead sponsor, joined by N.C. colleagues Eva Clayton and Bill Hefner.

8.   Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., lead sponsor of the measure, predicted victory in the Senate.

9.   Smith was the lead House sponsor of the immigration reforms passed last year.

10.   The Kansas City Star Co. is the lead sponsor among dozens of businesses, organizations and individuals supporting the project.