Portland built an eight-point lead in the first quarter, and also built a nine-point lead in the half.

In a March survey rival Aquino had regained a significant nine-point lead.

The Democrats' nine-point lead is greater than the one Republicans enjoyed when they won the House in 1994.

Instead, he seemed to anticipate that Fox would cave, kick the field goal and get away with a nine-point lead.

Another, while giving Labor a nine-point lead, showed that most people believed that Labor would lose the next election.

O'Shea scored a key goal after eleven minutes and Kerry stormed to a nine-point lead at half-time.

Waterford powered ahead and had a nine-point interval lead.

But the Soviets took control early in the second half and maintained at least a nine-point lead over the final 8:10.

Wyoming (2-4) led the whole game, but blew a nine-point lead in the final 90 seconds when Cincinnati's full-court press started to work.

By half-time Kerry had stormed into a nine-point lead.