81.  The win gives Norway nine points after three matches and a strong lead in the group.

82.  TV net work says exit poll shows Nationalist Party candidate Ricardo Maduro with a strong lead.

83.  Two weeks before presidential elections in Costa Rica, opposition candidate Miguel Angel Rodriguez had a strong lead in a poll released Thursday.

84.  Traders said in addition to the fact that no news has emerged from across the Andes in Argentina, investors were also missing any strong lead from Wall Street.

85.  Vice President Joseph Estrada, the main opposition candidate, continued his strong lead Thursday in the Philippine presidential vote count.

86.  Vice President Joseph Estrada, the main opposition presidential candidate, kept his strong lead Friday in vote counting by a poll watchdog group.

87.  A dearth of strong domestic leads meant investors were left mirroring moves in US markets, said Hideyuki Suzuki, analyst at World Nichiei Securities.

88.  At Peka it also had a strong lead for the constituency and party votes.

89.  But the PSDB poll showed that the leftist militant da Silva held on to a strong lead in Brasilia and the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.

90.  Dealers said institutional investors were active but many retail players were sidelined in the absence of strong positive leads.