With the three home games looking winnable, Campbell was asked whether the playoffs are a virtual lock.

Together, they held a virtual lock on federal power.

The Nets are a virtual lock for the third seeding and they would play the sixth-seeded team.

For a decade, the Mexican government has had a virtual lock on domestic air travel through two state-owned airlines.

Both teams are virtual locks to qualify for the World Cup.

TO be a partner at a major law firm is a virtual lock on wealth, prestige and influence.

For a quarter of a century, from 1968 until 1992, the Republican party had a virtual lock on the presidency.

Today, they have a virtual lock on items like beams that support buildings.

But those virtual locks have a way of being opened.

If these stores were not divested, there would have been a virtual lock on the department store business.