1.  And still the narrow Siq leads on, the walls so tall and close that at times the narrow ribbon of sky vanishes altogether.

2.  As the year closed, Morgan Stanley, however, was just maintaining a narrow lead over Goldman.

3.  At the same time, Dole must hold onto his narrow leads in several other states.

4.  A few minutes later, with all but the absentee votes counted, it had a narrow lead.

5.  A New York Times poll Thursday gave Gore a narrow lead in Florida, where he had been trailing just the day before.

6.  But Alarcon, who holds a narrow lead in the race with some ballots still being counted, disavowed the racial overtones made against Katz.

7.  But over the past two weeks Bush has caught up with Gore and even taken a narrow lead in some polls.

8.  California Gov. Pete Wilson holds a narrow lead over Democratic challenger Kathleen Brown in their caustic gubernatorial race, the Field Poll showed Friday.

9.  Civics teacher Victor Morales of Crandall held a narrow lead in early returns over U.S. Rep. John Bryant of Dallas.

10.  Clearly conscious of his narrow lead in Iowa, Dole did not sweep into New Hampshire like a winner.