Despite their lead, they played with fire in their eyes the rest of the way and were never seriously threatened.

Allen won the November 1993 election despite Terry's early and significant lead.

Despite Bill Clinton's growing lead, the President persisted into the fall.

Despite their lead, the Blazers shot even worse.

Despite his comfortable lead, Cotton suffered from nerves and began to feel the pressure in the final round.

Despite its lead in the polls, Labor has not had a perfect summer.

Despite Goldman's lead in market share, its business fell 52 percent compared with 2000.

So despite cable's lead, the local phone giants insist that they will ultimately be able to offer a more attractive high-speed Internet service.

Despite Seventeen's lead, people in the industry say it is being pushed hard by Sassy.

Despite their 10-point lead, the Nets and everyone else knew this game was far from settled.