1.   BP leads a consortium of companies under contract with Azerbaijan to explore and develop the field.

2.   Executives at Kodak, which leads the consortium, said they expected the new system to rejuvenate the consumer photography market.

3.   He said Prajogo, with his operating experience in forestry, is leading the consortium.

4.   It could also boost the fortunes of Metro Pacific Corp., which leads a consortium building a new downtown near Makati.

5.   NCC leads the consortium of six engineering and construction companies that made the lowest bid for the tunnel.

6.   One reason that Chernomyrdin intervened is that the presumed winner is Oneksim Bank, the same bank that led the consortium that won the Svyazinvest auction last month.

7.   Ripplewood leads the consortium of investment banks that bought bankrupt Long-Term Credit Bank from the government, making it the first foreign owner of a Japanese bank.

8.   Scott Rudin will lead a consortium of six producers.

9.   The consortium is being led by Instinet Corp., a subsidiary of Reuters Group PLC.

10.   The company is leading a consortium that will build and run the airport.