11.   BT, with partner MCI Corp., is among those in pole position in the emerging market for international corporate communications.

12.   But failing to take advantage of pole positions is bothering the veteran driver.

13.   Defending champion Bryan Herta will start from the pole position, and Tony Kanaan will line up outside the front row.

14.   Efforts to introduce competition have been frustrated in the past by state companies using their stranglehold on phone lines to guard their pole positions.

15.   Gaughan has a string of four consecutive top-five finishes at Irwindale, including his May victory and a pole position he won last year.

16.   Giaffone fell out of the pole position twice, but reclaimed the position both times.

17.   Galles, who started from the pole position, wound up third.

18.   Gordon, who was starting from the pole position, led early and often.

19.   Giaffone found Long Beach fruitful and took the pole position in the Indy Lights Championship in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

20.   General Motors has grabbed the pole position in the white-hot sport utility market with something for every whim and wallet.