11.   Turtles, Bart Simpson or Garfield are all just run of the mill a piece of cake even.

12.   Albert would no doubt shrug philosophically, and say that his analysis concedes that the hare will sometimes run ahead of the tortoise.

13.   Although Tubbs has captained the most prosperous seven-year run of victories and postseason appearances in school annals, home attendance has lagged the past three years.

14.   And fast forward to the Sharks improbable playoff run of a year ago, and you could usually find Falloon marooned on the bench.

15.   And his campaign refuses to acknowledge any reason to change its strategy, even though Senator John McCain is running ahead of him in polls here.

16.   And in early polls, Fieger is running ahead of his better-established but lesser-known primary opponents, Doug Ross, Larry Owens, and Ed Hamilton.

17.   Another village communist also ran ahead of the incumbent.

18.   And, of course, it could be just an awful run of chance, though no one seems to believe that is the case.

19.   As recently as July, DuPont increased its earnings expectations as cost cutting appeared to be running ahead of schedule and sales were up.

20.   At El Paso, monthly apprehensions are still running ahead of those for a year earlier.