1.   And her second-round lead had a tinge of irony.

2.   And if the Red Sox had the lead?

3.   Capt. Caldwell Fontenot of the Lake Charles Fire Department said Wednesday that several leads have yet to produce an arrest.

4.   Considering how much Georgetown controlled the first half, the Maryland lead had to puzzle the Hoyas.

5.   The moral of the story is that early leads have a way of evaporating.

6.   The one-point Hoya lead had the feel of a fraction of a point, and Georgetown suddenly could not advance the ball.

7.   Twice in the series the Rangers had leads, only to see their pitching blow it.

8.   Your lead has to increase.

9.   Aamodt had the lead after the two slalom runs over two Austrians who are pure slalom specialists.

10.   Lead has move, developments will be expedited.