Leading Question

Australia II	leads		by a couple of boat lengths
Carrier	Process: intensive	Attribute: Location	Extent: spatial

cf

Australia II	is	ahead	by a couple of boat lengths
Carrier	Process: intensive	Attribute: Location	Extent: spatial

Australia II	is	ahead of Liberty	by a couple of boat lengths
Carrier	Process: intensive	Attribute: Location	Extent: spatial

but

Australia II	is ahead of	Liberty	by a couple of boat lengths
Token	Process: circumstantial	Value	Extent: spatial

Australia II	leads	Liberty	by a couple of boat lengths
Token	Process: circumstantial	Value	Extent: spatial

cf

Liberty	is headed/led	by Australia II	by a couple of boat lengths
Value	Process: circumstantial	Token	Extent: spatial

Australia II	leads (‘is ahead’)		in the race
Carrier	Process: intensive	Attribute	Location

Australia II	leads	the race

the race	is led	by Australia II