11.   Ben-Ami and Palestinian counterparts both suggested that a U.S. proposal was succeeding in narrowing the gaps over control of Jerusalem, a key sticking point.

12.   Halfway down the second run, he had widened his gap over Tomba to a half-second, but then got into trouble.

13.   If Albright succeeds in bridging remaining gaps over a U.S. peace initiative, the two Mideast leaders would likely sign a deal in Washington later this month.

14.   If Albright succeeds in bridging remaining gaps over a U.S. peace initiative, the two Mideast leaders would likely sign a deal later this month in Washington.

15.   Once officials removed him, the Ethiopian held a decisive gap over Chepkemei and Prokopcuka.

16.   The German consortium has a seven-point lead over Assa Abbloy, which has a two point gap over Amer Sports One.

17.   Thorvald Stoltenberg, the U.N. envoy to the region, failed to bridge the gap over border monitoring in talks with both sides this month.

18.   Woods widened his gap over Duval, who skipped the Buick, and will face Nick Faldo in the first round of the Match Play Championship.

19.   Fiorentina are now just one point behind Juventus and have opened up a six-point gap over Inter, who stay ahead of Parma in fourth spot.

20.   He acknowledged the gap over the suspected biological programme.