1.  As most see the game itself, the ad agency sees the contest for marketing dollars as a 49ers blowout.

2.  Democrats have seen the contest as a way to weaken that hold.

3.  Gore and the nation now have a legitimate interest in seeing these contests to conclusion.

4.  He said he doesn't see a contest for the presidential nomination in 2000 "as a bad thing at all.

5.  In an interview, Watt said he did not see the contest in racial terms.

6.  In short, many analysts see the contest as too close to call.

7.  In the choice between Fred the Dog's memory and Hector the Sergeant's career, Police Commissioner William J. Bratton saw no contest: Hector was going down.

8.  March 12 _ "Super Tuesday" _ sees contests in six southern states, including two huge prizes, Florida and Texas.

9.  Most independent analysts see the contest as too close to call.

10.  The legislative contests are seen as crucial because redistricting adjustments in 2001 could determine the partisan balance of power for the next decade.