Sentence examples for modest leads from inspiring English sources

Three recent polls all show a pair of Democrats -- Martin Chavez, a former Albuquerque mayor, and Bob Schwartz, a former district attorney -- holding modest leads over a field that also includes Mayor Jim Baca, a Democrat seeking a second four-year term.

Their modest lead vanished.

The latest polls show Mr. Bush with a modest lead.

The Devils have opened a modest lead on both teams.

Since earlier this year we have found a consistent, modest lead for keeping up our membership.

We have done respectably, maintaining a modest lead over the Tories; more than respectably in London.

The modest lead for Obama marks a shift from a week ago when the two were tied on 47% before Sandy.

On the Republican side, former Mayor Richard Vinroot of Charlotte holds a modest lead in the polls and fund-raising.

What little polling there has been indicates that Mr Berg has a modest lead in the Senate race.

The Nets had 14 turnovers, 4 in the third quarter, when they let a modest lead slip away.

It probably helps that for the first time since 1992 the Tories have a consistent, if modest, lead in opinion polls.