1.  Under President Ford leading Western states had begun to tackle their economic differences with greater determination.

2.  The possibility of action in company with leading European states was also raised.

3.  After Elway retired as quarterback for the Denver Broncos, many leading state Republicans began promoting him as a congressional candidate.

4.  California and Pennsylvania, among the leading states in deregulation, have agreed to let utilities refinance much, if not all, of these obligations.

5.  California has been among the leading states in anti-smoking efforts.

6.  Georgia apparently would become one of the five leading states in the country in DNA testing.

7.  Other challenges to the system are boiling up in its leading states.

8.  The Clinton administration should redouble its support for the negotiating process underway in Arusha, Tanzania, that includes all the major factions and leading regional states.

9.  The help of leading Muslim states will also be essential if there is to be an invasion and occupation of some part of the Muslim world.

10.  Leading states are New Mexico, Texas, Florida and Arizona.