Schmidt had trailed Clark on the first ballot by a margin of 512 votes to 583.

Despite the two polls showing Huntsman in second place, most surveys show him still trailing Paul by a substantial margin.

Mapp initially refused to concede despite trailing by a wide margin, citing voting irregularities.

The Americans came into tonight's competition trailing the Russians by a thin margin: little more than a tenth of a point.

This time, both lagged behind the S.& P. 500, but those of the mixed variety trailed by a smaller margin.

The same George Bush again trails his opponent, again a Democratic governor, this time by a wider margin.

Armstead trailed in the fan voting - the only balloting made public - by a wide margin.

Penn State trails the overall series by a slim 13-12 margin and is 6-11 in conference play.

Indeed, the Merger Fund's performance trailed other stock mutual funds by a large margin last year.

But with 4.3 million cable subscribers after the purchase is concluded, Comcast would still trail the industry's twin giants by a wide margin.