| early lead | 33.44 | Early leads went nowhere. | |||
| big lead | 18.37 | A big Dodgers lead. | |||
| overall lead | 16.66 | EF Language holds the overall lead. | |||
| double-digit lead | 14.75 | No double-digit lead held up for long. | |||
| comfortable lead | 11.52 | They got a comfortable lead. | |||
| commanding lead | 11.45 | Alonso raced into a commanding lead. | |||
| fresh lead | 10.86 | A fresh lead will move shortly. | |||
| slight lead | 8.56 | Gore held a slight lead. | |||
| narrow lead | 6.71 | Bush appeared to hold a narrow lead. | |||
| new lead | 6.71 | End new lead. | |||
| strong lead | 6.52 | Muslim president takes strong lead. | |||
| first lead | 6.39 | First lead has moved. | |||
| huge lead | 6.32 | The huge lead vanished. | |||
| solid lead | 5.66 | Police had no solid leads. | |||
| substantial lead | 5.40 | He has a pretty substantial lead. | |||
| slim lead | 4.74 | Bush holds a slim lead over Al Gore in Florida. | |||
| wide lead | 4.28 | Last month the president held a wide lead. | |||
| clear lead | 3.75 | So far there are no clear leads. | |||
| one-shot lead | 3.75 | A one-shot lead is nothing. | |||
| small lead | 3.29 | UCLA regrouped and took a small lead. |