11.   Peres enjoyed a huge lead in opinion polls over his nearest rival, Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu, for months following the assassination of Rabin in November.

12.   That is about twice as many votes as his nearest rival, Alfonso Portillo of the right-wing Guatemalan Republican Front, is expected to receive.

13.   The company now controls one third of the U.S. tow truck market, more than twice as much as its nearest rival Jerr-Dan Corp.

14.   These days, Fleet is four times the size of its nearest New England rival, Citizens Financial Group, in terms of total assets.

15.   Though Cardoso is leagues ahead of his nearest rival, the speech, less than two weeks before national elections, was welcomed as a bold political step.

16.   After three laps of the six-lap race, the three medalists and Louise Jones of Wales had established a lead of three minutes over their nearest rivals.

17.   Andretti said his nearest rivals are too close for comfort.

18.   But Piccoli was caught on the descent, while Jalabert rejoined the lead group and stayed close to his nearest rival in the overall competition, Swiss Beat Zberg.

19.   Despite the blistering pace early on, he still had an edge of over a second over his nearest rivals at the tape.

20.   Dynamo Kiev and Bayern Munich have large goal differences on their nearest rivals and only a catastrophe would keep them from winning their groups and reaching the last eight.