There are many wide leads - and they all run south.
They reported a wide lead running sou'west and passing within half a mile of their position.
Decliners held a wide lead over gainers, 1,276 to 795.
Beijing had opened a wide lead, however, receiving more than double the number of votes received by second place Toronto.
His once wide lead was down to 6 percentage points last week.
With a wide lead, he worked with little stress.
Throughout the election Nieto maintained a wide lead in the polls.
But those earlier, wider leads may well have affected how the election was interpreted by experts during the day.
Gainers held a wide lead over losing issues, 1,153 to 652.
Because China's population is not growing as fast as India's, it has opened an even wider lead in growth of income per person.