21.  Japanese rivals Lexus and Acura have taken a strong lead in the luxury market while Infiniti has lagged far behind.

22.  Kirk jumped off to strong leads in North Texas, his home base, as well as Central Texas and East Texas.

23.  Most observers say Voke has a strong lead in the vote count among his fellow Democrats, but not yet a majority.

24.  No one questions that Dole enjoys a strong lead with the convention a year away, but many question why.

25.  Now a revitalized Labor is storming back, with updated policies, a strong lead in the polls and a telegenic young leader.

26.  New polls continue to show a strong Clinton lead.

27.  Polls measuring the standing of candidates running in December elections have barely budged, with Ricardo Lagos of the Socialist Party retaining his strong lead.

28.  She dearly needs support from members of minority groups as well, since Bush holds a strong lead in the polls among white voters.

29.  She is maintaining a strong lead over her main challenger.

30.  Still, how does this all jibe with the findings of recent national polls that show Gore holding a strong lead among Democrats.