1.   Best-known for selling inexpensive cars with short life spans, the Korean automaker takes a major leap forward with the redesigned Sonata.

2.   A learning opportunity presents itself this week for those who envision themselves taking a major leap in the rankings.

3.   Brain research is just at the brink of major leaps in understanding, said Tonegawa.

4.   But the strategy represents a major leap of faith.

5.   Major leaps in crime rates typically are confined to countries in upheaval, where traditional mechanisms of social control have unraveled, he said.

6.   Meanwhile, Sen. Cain wants to make a major leap, compensation-wise.

7.   None of this would require a major technological leap.

8.   Sony, in its first major leap into the competitive video-game business, introduced its Playstation hardware and software on Saturday.

9.   The education schools at ASU and the University of Arizona also took major leaps in the rankings.

10.   The enhancement of the social-welfare state came not in gradual steps, but awaited major leaps in social legislation.