31.  Northfield may have a slight lead in its third-stage trials, analysts say, but Biopure has shown that a similar product works for animals.

32.  Nyakeraka took a slight lead entering the incline, gradually increasing the advantage as the hill steepened.

33.  Polls give Owens a slight lead.

34.  Polls show the race to be a dead heat or else give Gore a slight lead.

35.  Polls show Helms holding a slight lead and most political scientists predict he will win again, although few discount the possibility of an upset.

36.  Recent polls have shown Sanchez either with a slight lead or in a dead heat with Morales.

37.  Recent polls have shown Republican Gov. George W. Bush with a slight lead over Gore in Louisiana.

38.  Riordan-backed candidate Mike Lansing held a slight lead over incumbent George Kiriyama.

39.  So far, he holds what several recent polls describe as only a slight lead among all women, and in some surveys he lags among married women.

40.  Some have come from Toronto, which still has a slight lead over Vancouver in television and film production, but most are local.