91.  It was also maintaining a strong lead in the first multi-party race for the mayor of Kaohsiung, the second largest city.

92.  Labour currently enjoys a strong lead over the Conservatives according to all British opinion polls.

93.  Malaysian share prices closed marginally higher Thursday after earlier gains gave way to profit-taking and a lack of strong leads, dealers said.

94.  Malaysian share prices closed slightly higher Wednesday as investors continued to shun the market in the absence of strong positive leads, dealers said.

95.  Malaysian share prices marginally slightly higher Wednesday although most investors continued to shun the market in the absence of strong leads, dealers said.

96.  Nebot, the Social Christian Party candidate, conceded defeat late Saturday as poll projections showed Bucaram with a strong lead.

97.  Other surveys gave the conservatives an equally strong lead.

98.  The authorities have repeatedly said they have strong leads to follow up.

99.  The deal would have been the largest software industry merger in history and would have given Microsoft a strong lead in the market of on-line financial transactions.