1.   All the while, the Rams saw their lead evaporate alarmingly.

2.   But on Tuesday night, when the hard votes were counted, that lead had evaporated.

3.   But that lead evaporated when Virginia Tech started full-court pressing the Red Storm with a little under nine minutes remaining in the first half.

4.   But when coach Jim Cleamons re-inserted Jackson and Kidd, the offensive flow stagnated and the lead evaporated.

5.   By the time he reached the fifth hole, his three-stroke lead had evaporated, and he was tied with Day at nine under.

6.   First, Bush watched a double-digit lead over Gore evaporate in voter polls.

7.   In each of their four losses, they have had a lead evaporate in the second half like boiling water.

8.   In games against Jacksonville and Baltimore, the Patriots held on to win despite watching huge leads evaporate late in the game.

9.   Over the last month, the Knicks have allowed six double-digit leads to evaporate and have turned apparent blowouts into narrow escapes or losses.

10.   The Bulls looked stunned to see how quickly their lead evaporated in a fourth-quarter filled with mistakes.