Paris is widely considered the front-runner for the 2012 Games.

Even city officials have acknowledged that Paris is widely considered the front-runner.

My campaign team tells me that I'll be considered the front-runner after people start voting.

A crowd favorite, considered front-runners all along, they did not make a big splash in voting.

Pirro was considered the front-runner, but her campaign had immediate difficulties.

No city or area is considered the front-runner because all of them have questions or drawbacks.

Considered the early front-runner, he lost by a narrow margin (1,300 votes).

Alabama is considered the front-runner for the factory, which would build sport utility vehicles.

A possible explanation for the race tightening, the experts said, is the reluctance of voters here to back those considered front-runners.

Most of the states had been considered front-runners.