My most promising lead had just evaporated in the length of two sentences.

"We just got a lucky puff in a very short period of time, and their three-boat-length lead evaporated."

"This lead will evaporate all too quickly if we don't get a move on."

But on Tuesday night, when the hard votes were counted, that lead had evaporated.

That lead then evaporated by Oct. 23, while the stock market was rallying.

However, this disadvantaged him even more, and within a few laps his 20-second lead had evaporated to nothing.

Stewart's lead over Martin - 1.628 seconds, or about 150 yards - evaporated in an instant.

Still, the Canucks almost let the game slip away when their 3-0 lead evaporated in the third period.

The Bulls looked stunned to see how quickly their lead evaporated in the fourth quarter.

His lead evaporated directly, and by afternoon's end, the errant swings had cost him the most important championship he's never won.