81.   Vallone exudes the confidence of someone with a comfortable lead, though he trails Ms. McCaughey Ross in public opinion polls.

82.   Van Gundy meant that when the Knicks get a comfortable lead, they begin to launch shots from the outside instead of looking down low first.

83.   Until about three weeks ago, polls showed the federalists with a comfortable lead.

84.   While Bush clings to a comfortable lead, some analysts suggested that he had gone after his rivals to inoculate himself against attacks later.

85.   While independent polls gave Patton comfortable leads early in the campaign, more recent surveys show that Forgy has pulled virtually even.

86.   With a comfortable lead and two out in the seventh, Fassero tried to finish the job.

87.   With a comfortable lead, the Bengals were still passing the ball rather than using Dillon to run out the clock.

88.   With a comfortable lead in the polls, she is banking on celebrity status to propel her to the general election.