31.   On Sunday, the Diamondbacks won to increase their lead in the West to four games.

32.   Polls of likely voters taken throughout the week showed Bush increasing his lead over Vice President Al Gore, even among women and independent voters.

33.   Porter, who moved up to fourth in points with the victory, then slowly increased his lead over Kenyon before winning by about three car lengths.

34.   Smith singled in two more to increase the lead.

35.   That increased his lead to seven shots over Brad Faxon, Roberts and Hoch.

36.   That increased trust leads to increased learning and to more trust.

37.   Tampa Bay increased the lead on its next series.

38.   The Astros increased their lead over the Chicago Cubs to three games in the National League Central Division.

39.   The Braves took two of three games from the Mets this weekend and increased their lead in the National League East to six games.

40.   The Cardinals then went for two, and Plummer converted it on a quarterback draw to increase the lead to seven.