1.   Beijing lost its last bid by two votes after leading until the final ballot.

2.   County parks officials were unaware that older playground equipment might contain lead until recently.

3.   He led until a sprint down the last straightaway, when he faded to fourth.

4.   Indeed, a congressional commission Rumsfeld led until last December recommended that the Pentagon increase spending on military space technology and study ways to project power from space.

5.   In their opener, they led until the final minutes before Miami sent the game into a shootout.

6.   The most critical remarks about Lack involve the continuing problems of MSNBC, the all-news cable channel, which Lack led until his elevation last spring.

7.   The Spurs won a game they never led until the final moments.

8.   Woodside started the race on the pole and led all the way until getting a late challenge from eventual winner Kevin Harvick and Gary Smith.

9.   Alesi, who had started in pole position, led until the pit stop and said he was quite disappointed for losing at Monza, his favorite circuit.

10.   Birmingham looked like scoring the one upset of the night when it led until injury time against Premier League neighbor Coventry at Highfield Road.