1.   Altoona, ranked fourth nationally, opened its season with a pair of lopsided victories.

2.   And when it does, you tend to see lopsided victories.

3.   A lopsided victory would give Bush leverage over the Legislature next year, as well as a springboard into a national campaign.

4.   A lopsided victory was the perfect remedy for what ailed Gillespie and the Matadors.

5.   Adams supplied two assists and Tocchet added another in the lopsided victory over the Red Wings Tuesday night.

6.   But the starters played short minutes, the game was never in doubt and no one made any wild claims about the meaning of a lopsided victory.

7.   Conservatives got their revenge that November by helping his Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. John N. Dalton, to a lopsided victory.

8.   Combat troops credited their lopsided victory over Iraq largely to rigorous training.

9.   Democratic voters in the Bronx also voted for borough president Tuesday, giving the incumbent, Fernando Ferrer, a lopsided victory over City Councilman Israel Ruiz Jr.

10.   Dorsey started the last three games of the season, all lopsided victories for the Hurricanes.