11.   And when the real race began, the race down the stretch, Cigar was chasing a relatively fresh horse.

12.   As the races began at Indian Valley, the Scouts crowded around the track, cordoned off by black-and-white checkered flags.

13.   At that point, the race began for real, with Guerra deciding it was time to try to push the pace.

14.   A race ends, a race begins.

15.   Abraham was given up for dead before this race began.

16.   After that, he said, the real race will begin.

17.   After the rout of Democrats in Erie County, the state and across the nation, the race began for Gorski without much optimism.

18.   But Fessel pointed out that the Web ratings race is just beginning, and there is plenty of room for innovation and change.

19.   But for Awad, who loves to lag last or close to it, the race was just beginning.

20.   But both Gramm and Dole know that the race is just beginning and that their respective roles in the Senate could make all the difference in how they fare.