I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a door leads somewhere (= used to say what place is on the other side of a door )
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This door leads into the garden.
a leading brand
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a leading brand such as Toshiba
a leading expert (= one of the best and most respected )
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He is one of the country’s leading experts on Islam.
a leading member (= an important member )
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a discussion between leading members of the profession
a leading opponent (= one of the main opponents, often influencing other people )
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She was a leading opponent of gun control in the Senate.
a leading opponent (= one of the main opponents )
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In July the authorities arrested two leading opponents of the government.
a leading role (= the most important role )
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They take a leading role in discussions.
a leading supporter
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Many of his leading supporters had by now either escaped abroad or been captured.
a leading/prominent businessman
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In many cities prominent businessmen encouraged and financed city centre improvements.
a leading/prominent citizen (= an important one )
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The protests were led by leading citizens in the community.
a leading/prominent politician
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The scandal ruined the careers of several leading politicians.
a major/leading cause of sth
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In this country, debt is a major cause of homelessness.
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Drug abuse is the leading cause of crime and violence.
a path leads somewhere
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There are many paths leading to the top of the mountain.
a road leads/goes/runs somewhere
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We turned into the road leading to the village.
a tunnel leads somewhere
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The Greenwich Foot Tunnel leads under the RiverThames.
alcohol/lead/radiation etc poisoning (= caused by a particular substance )
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a case of alcohol poisoning
be ahead/leading in the polls
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The good news is that we are ahead in the polls.
cast sb in a role/a part/the lead
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The producer finally cast Finsh in the male lead.
cause/create/lead to anxiety
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Their nuclear programme is causing mounting anxiety among other nations, especially Israel.
cause/lead to a boom
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Tax cuts sometimes lead to an economic boom.
cause/lead to a breakdown
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Money problems often cause marriage breakdown.
cause/lead to a decline
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The use of agricultural chemicals has led to a decline in water quality.
cause/lead to a delay
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The bad weather caused a three-hour delay in sending out rescue helicopters.
cause/lead to a misunderstanding
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Hearing loss can cause misunderstandings, when what you say is not correctly heard.
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Don’t just assume that you know what he means; that can lead to misunderstandings.
cause/lead to difficulties
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Stress and worry both cause sleep difficulties.
cause/lead to disagreement
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This is a policy that has caused an enormous amount of disagreement.
cause/lead to extinction (= make an animal, plant etc stop existing )
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Exactly what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?
cause/lead to illness
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Inadequate hygiene can lead to illness.
cause/lead to inflation
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Too much government borrowing can lead to inflation.
cause/lead to/bring about destruction
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It's clear that the bomb was intended to cause death and destruction.
commanding lead
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a commanding lead
events lead (up) to sth (= cause something )
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His assassination was one of the events that led to the First World War.
extended...lead
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Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the table to 10 points.
extension lead
follow the lead
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Environmentalists are urging the government to follow the lead of Scandinavian countries in this matter.
forged into the lead
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He forged into the lead in the fourth set.
jump leads
lead a band (= either as lead singer or as a conductor )
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He led his own band in Florida and played in clubs.
lead a campaign
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The government is leading a 'walk to school' campaign.
lead a healthy/simple etc lifestyle (= live in a particular way )
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You can change your eating habits and lead a healthier lifestyle.
lead a nation
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He led the nation out of a depression and into a period of growth and prosperity.
lead a rebellion
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He led a peasant rebellion against Catherine the Great.
lead a revolt
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He led a revolt against Constantine and acclaimed Maximus as emperor.
lead a team
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She was the doctor who led the surgical team.
lead by example (= show people what they should do by doing it yourself )
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The captain of the team should lead by example.
lead sb to victory
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She led her team to victory in the finals.
lead singer (= main singer )
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the lead singer of Slade
lead story
lead the country
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She became the first woman to lead the country.
lead the race (= be ahead of everyone else )
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He led the race from start to finish.
lead the world (= be the most successful in the world )
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Britain leads the world in defence electronics.
lead time
lead to a clash
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The anti-war protests led to violent clashes between police and demonstrators.
lead to a compromise
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Negotiations between the residents and the council led to a compromise.
lead to a conviction
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They offered a reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer.
lead to a discovery
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It was pure chance that led to the discovery.
lead to an increase
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They argue that the abolition of the death penalty has led to an increase in the number of murders.
lead to ruin
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This policy could lead to utter ruin.
lead to unrest
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Food shortages led to widespread social unrest.
lead to/point to a conclusion (= make you decide that something is true )
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All the data led to only one conclusion.
lead to/prompt/give rise to speculation (= result in it )
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This development led to speculation that she was about to resign.
lead to/result in a shortage
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The strike led to serious shortages of fuel in some areas.
lead to/result in confusion
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The differing instructions led to confusion.
lead to/result in death
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Any delay in calling an ambulance may have resulted in her death.
lead to/result in erosion
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Poor farming practices have led to erosion of the soil.
lead to/spark (off) protests (= cause them )
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The arrests sparked off violent street protests.
lead/guide sb through the minefield of sth (= help someone avoid problems )
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Talk to a financial advisor, who can guide you through the minefield of stocks and shares.
lead/head a coalition
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The coalition was led by the Christian Democrats and the Socialists.
leading article
leading exponent
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a leading exponent of desktop publishing
leading/main/major proponent
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Dr George is one of the leading proponents of this view.
lead/live a double life
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Marje had no idea that her husband was leading a double life with another woman.
lead/live a solitary/frugal etc existence
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The women lead a miserable existence.
lead/mount an attack
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The King now prepared to mount an attack on Granada.
led to...downfall
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the scandal that led to the president’s downfall
major/leading exporter
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Japan is a leading exporter of textiles.
regain the lead
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Hamilton regained the lead in the drivers' championship.
sb’s lead in the polls
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Labour soon regained its lead in the polls.
serious/strong/leading etc contender
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Her album is a strong contender for the Album of the Year award.
take the lead (= in a race, competition etc )
the lead character (= in a play, film, or television series )
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DiCaprio played the lead character in Titanic.
the leading/lead article (= the main article )
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Look at this leading article from Newsweek’s business section.
the leading/lead article (= the main article )
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Look at this leading article from Newsweek’s business section.
the leading/principal actor (= acting the most important part )
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Schwarzeneeger was one of Hollywood’s leading actors.
the lead/leading part (= the most important part )
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Taking the lead part of Annie will be 11-year-old Zoe Jones.
the lead/leading part (= the most important part )
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Taking the lead part of Annie will be 11-year-old Zoe Jones.
the lead/leading role (= the most important role )
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He had already cast Tom Hanks in the lead role.
the lead/leading role (= the most important role )
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He had already cast Tom Hanks in the lead role.
the lead/top story (= the most important story in a newspaper or news programme )
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The floods were the lead story on the news that evening.
the main/central/leading character
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Alec is the central character in the play.
top/leading/highest scorer
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He was Palace’s top scorer.
unassailable lead
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The result gave the team an unassailable lead .
went down like a lead balloon (= was not popular or successful )
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The idea went down like a lead balloon .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
to
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All would lead to more computing capacity and larger brains.
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Of course, this can lead to rather over-obvious themes, but this psychological necessity is a factor we can not ignore.
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There might then be a further danger that the instructions will be ignored, leading to even greater disorder.
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The Bill could lead to exactly the same kind of problem.
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She always seemed to loathe it so ... what flirtation leads to.
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Indeed, almost any investigation is likely to lead to results conditional on a range of alternative assumptions.
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Whom should we therefore ban from public places for causing all the depression leading to so many suicides?
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Small achievable tasks increase confidence, leading to more difficult tasks.
■ NOUN
attack
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In Raynaud's disease, the blood supply to the fingers is faulty, leading to attacks of numbness and discomfort.
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Khalid Ibn al-Walid, one of the most valiant of the great men, led the attack .
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Residents fear a relocation at Hydebank could lead to another attack with massive blast damage being caused to nearby homes.
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When the others had satisfied their hunger he led the attack .
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He confirmed that Derby's Dean Saunders will lead the attack .
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Andrei Krestyaninov, a commander of an elite rapid reaction force leading the attack , the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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Such blockages cause pains known as angina, and in severe cases can lead to a heart attack .
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Mayhew led the ministerial attack with veiled sniper fire at Episcopalians for sending invaders to Congregational territory.
campaign
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Actress and animal lover, Damaris Hayman is leading a campaign to keep the animal collection in the Park.
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They invited proponents and opponents and key people who were leading both campaigns ....
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Local councillor Peter Shephard, who led the campaign , has welcomed the positive moves to solve the problem.
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Brown led the opposition campaign , and later criticized the media for creating a negative image of the Legislature.
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Meanwhile, however, the lack of adequate community care facilities has led to a campaign to save the old mental hospitals.
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Andy Nichols, who led the campaign for Prop 204, says the state is working out details on implementation.
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In 1987 he had led a campaign for the extradition of drug traffickers.
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Britain and the United States have been leading a global campaign against the junta's oppression of the country's 46m people.
field
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The commentator even remarked on the fact that the two loose horses leading the field had caused no hindrance.
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He led the nation in field goal percentage for several weeks.
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The Doctor and his companion were led across a field to an archaeological dig.
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And so saying, he led me over the fields to his childhood home.
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Only track I found led to a field where some men were dipping sheep.
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M &038; S leads the field with an ankle-length wool coat at £99, while Top Shop's fitted version is £79.
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Swanson and Percival continued to show excellent form, leading home their respective fields .
group
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This may lead to the whole group moving, tugged along by a complex web of bonds.
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It is working well, one person leading the group , another checking the time, another taking notes.
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It's hard driven, but Tommy is unmistakeably a jazz drummer, very crisp and energetic and clearly leading the group .
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Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group ?
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In the 1980s he began leading his own group , District 6.
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He also lacked experience leading a large group , and he was sometimes abrasive and patronizing.
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He then led his own groups , and played and arranged for Hot Lips Page in 1941.
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Currently, he leads an investment group that has reacquired Canary Wharf from a bank consortium.
life
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Sometimes I imagined that he'd sneaked back into the country and was leading another life .
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Third world towns and cities contain large numbers of women who may lead lives very different from those of their rural counterparts.
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His argument was simple: if we all led pure lives , there would be no need for this bloodshed.
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So long as the proper dose of insulin is administered on a regular basis, diabetics can generally lead normal lives .
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Jenny Wilson was an ordinary woman, leading an ordinary life , had an ordinary job in an ordinary town.
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Having led sheltered lives in the North, they had never had to scrape to get ahead.
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But all teachers are concerned about their own level of stress, and how to lead a satisfying working life .
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These women ask for little and lead very simple lives .
team
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As a junior, she led her team to the state championships.
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I lead a team of ten, dispersed around the region.
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The production manager attends a two-week training course in Atlanta on leading work-unit teams .
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The underwriter led the team and was charged with full authority to approve or disapprove applications.
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Kerr scored 21 points to lead the team in scoring for only the seventh time in his five Chicago seasons.
way
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She led the way , hobbling on arthritic knees and ankles, into her sitting-room whose windows looked down on the street.
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Even the man credited with emancipating the slaves thanked this social entrepreneur for leading the way .
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A goatherd leads the way , followed by his unique white Appenzell goats.
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They had led the way to California in the new West, the fastest-growing center of political power and money.
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Silver and Bigwig led the way , with Hazel and Buckthorn a short distance behind.
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After all Bilbo is right about the road outside Bag End leading all the way to Mordor.
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Cram Liverpool drivers will lead the way to a weekend festival celebrating the Mini in the Lake District next week.
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Northampton General and the Princess Margaret lead the way with 16 percent.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a leading light in/of sth
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Mrs. Shaewitz is a leading light in the local drama society.
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By 1991, it was a leading light in outlandish front suspension concepts.
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On renouncing alcohol he was pardoned and he set sail for Darlington where he became a leading light in the Society.
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She loves gym workouts, swimming and playing netball - she is a leading light in a local women's team.
be leading the pack/be ahead of the pack
have/lead a charmed life
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But since its premier issue in January 1993, Wired has led a charmed life.
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By his own admission he has led a charmed life.
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It's been too easy for us; we've led charmed lives till now.
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No wonder that she and Charles felt that they led a charmed life, that the times were on their side.
lead on, Macduff
lead sb astray
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Claudio is the false friend who leads Leonardo astray into drinking and gambling.
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Gardeners shouldn't be led astray by these ideas.
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Parents complained that teachers were leading students astray by discussing contraception and abortion in the classroom.
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Pfeiffer plays a virtuous woman who is led astray .
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They're afraid their son will be led astray by the older boys.
lead the charge
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Allen led the charge , but could they get a goal back?
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But Dole has, in his long Senate career, led the charge for the second -, third-and fourth-largest.
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But it is unrealistic to expect businesses to lead the charge alone.
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But it was Lieutenant Harvey who was still leading the charge as he hurdled elegantly over the wire and into no-man's-land.
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C., to lead the charge against the Bay Guardian.
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Its guitar-twanging shock troops led the charge away from what Ulan Bator had been, and toward what it was becoming.
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Popper led the charge against, describing Wittgenstein s picture theory of language as hopelessly and indeed outrageously mistaken.
leading edge
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the leading edge of a plane's wing
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To survive, companies must stay on the leading edge of technology.
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By having an aerodynamic, efficient leading edge.
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One that balances leading edge technological capability with a thorough understanding of your business.
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Part of it went upwards perforating the leading edge of the fin in several places.
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Somehow, he accomplishes it and keeps doing work at the leading edge.
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That so weakened the plane that the fuselage broke in two, just forward of the leading edge of the wings.
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The weaving yarn should always be on the leading edge of the carriage.
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When curtains are to butt together, plan to have a half space at each leading edge.
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When glass fibre tubular spars were standard practice, leading edge distortion would form an otherwise straight line into a swan-neck shape!
leading lady/man
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But being in a wheelchair doesn't stop them having fun - or falling for the leading man.
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Corbin Timbrook, a handsome leading man-type, has been tending Downtown's best bar for three years now.
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Davis became a genius by turning bit actors into leading men.
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Oh, some one always asks who my favorite leading lady was or who was the best kisser.
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Questioner2 Is your decision to take a year off anything to do with the rumours about Jeff and his present leading lady?
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The initial structure of the show had kind of a leading man figure: John Kelly.
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They came at full speed, the leading man aiming to Sharpe's left, the other pulling to his right.
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Tuesday night's opening had to be cancelled and on Wednesday night the leading lady was ill.
leading light
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Another was a leading light opera singer in the local community.
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By now, Braudel had become one of its leading lights, and from 1956 to 1968 he was virtually its editor.
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Harrison, a man of simple birth and high intelligence, crossed swords with the leading lights of his day.
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On renouncing alcohol he was pardoned and he set sail for Darlington where he became a leading light in the Society.
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She loves gym workouts, swimming and playing netball - she is a leading light in a local women's team.
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The merchants were the leading lights of the popolo grasso or rich bourgeoisie.
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This victory may set Stretch up with a world-title elimination fight with Britain's other leading light middleweight, Chris Pyatt.
leading question
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All right, I won't ask leading questions.
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For example, a leading question may take the respondent outside the bounds of the context of everyday life.
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In answer to a leading question about the temperature Of the room, he reflected that it had been cold and draughty.
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It makes me worry, all those leading questions with hidden assumptions that detectives like to ask suspects.
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Never did she ask leading questions or provide suggestions.
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To arrive there the counsellor has to stop talking, and in order to stop talking, answerable and leading questions are required.
live/lead/have the life of Riley
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I hear that all the older boys are driving big expensive cars and living the life of Riley.
one thing leads to another
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But one thing leads to another, and Sister Helen finds herself challenged to put her beliefs on the line.
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I know that and I do understand why, but one thing leads to another, you know how it is.
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You can be sure one thing leads to another.
the blind leading the blind
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It has become a case of the blind leading the blind.
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This is called the blind leading the blind.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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67% of voters said they would not trust him to lead the country.
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A group of 80 planes, led by Lieutenant Commander Egusha, was on its way to attack.
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Debbie always leads the conversation back around to herself.
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Dr Jenkins leads a team of researchers at the Plant Institute.
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For many years, India's Congress Party was led by Mrs Indira Gandhi.
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He led Julia through the house to his study.
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In silence, Roland led the way back to the car.
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Jaruzelski led the country's Communist regime for nine years.
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Juan led her slowly around the dance floor.
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Our guide seemed to be leading us towards a wooded area in the distance.
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The drug raid was led by top officers.
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The government, led by conservatives, has been unwilling to join the talks.
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The high school band is leading the parade.
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The police officer took her arm and led her gently away.
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UN-led hostage negotiations
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Who is leading the investigation?
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With two minutes to play, the Lakers are still leading.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He led the way, his slim hips in the tight fitting pants snaking gracefully between the tables.
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He was killed in the assault soon after, but the information he had gained as a scout led to victory.
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Kato leads Cal in interceptions with three.
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One unexcused absence can lead to a ninety-day suspension of benefits; four unexcused absences can cause expulsion from welfare entirely.
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She opened the door, thinking it led to a bedroom.
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This led to the second major set of issues, operation and maintenance at the local level.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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The bigger the lead of one superpower, the harder the other tries to catch up.
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On 23 June the Gaullists took a big lead in the first round of the elections.
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She is always silent during halftime, even when the Ducks have a big lead and the others are loose and joking.
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They lost concentration at times with a big lead behind them.
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On this night, the Orangemen built a big early lead and the Panthers couldn't recover.
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Long Beach went on an 18-6 run to open its biggest lead , 77-49, in the fourth quarter.
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This is a big lead for Bush, and it could get bigger before it gets smaller.
comfortable
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After two rounds, Duvergel had a comfortable lead on points with the gold medal plainly in sight.
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Barnes added a further penalty to give Portadown a comfortable 10-0 lead at half-time.
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Another penalty from Roberts gave Gloucester a comfortable half-time lead .
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With his comfortable lead , Dole has pulled back on some of his campaign plans for the state.
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While Clinton has a comfortable lead over Dole in recent national surveys, the Kansas senator is expected to win Texas.
early
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On this night, the Orangemen built a big early lead and the Panthers couldn't recover.
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Two-goal Dave Mitchell fired Swindon into an early lead .
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It left her six shots off an early lead held by Colleen Walker.
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This is just what Jody likes, aggressive first-half play, a big early lead .
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Netscape held the early lead in the category, but Microsoft has made considerable gains more recently.
female
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Sam, 26, played the female lead in a version of the movie hit Grease.
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The trio of female leads are all outstanding.
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So far no progress with the female lead .
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She was the female lead and therefore a rival.
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Glenda Jackson had already been approached for the female lead .
male
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But Mr Frobisher, who had been having trouble with his male leads , assured us he was just what was needed.
romantic
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In those days I don't think there was an average looking or homely looking person playing romantic leads .
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Woody Allen has been a romantic lead .
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He still looked like a romantic lead .
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But he's singing like a romantic lead .
■ NOUN
goal
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Peschisllibo ravaged Derby's defence in an exhilarating first half when Birmingham rocketed into a three goal lead .
guitarist
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To enter, simply answer this question: What is the name of Extreme's heart-throb lead guitarist ?
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The band includes lead guitarist Chris Floyd, a former Leesburg city commissioner.
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Then, as Mike became more and more the lead guitarist , I played more and more bass.
manager
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That is why so small a group of internationally powerful banks are repeatedly chosen as lead managers .
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The lead manager for the issue was Lehman Brothers.
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The note issue was handled by Lehman Brothers as lead manager .
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The roles were not necessarily distinct; the lead manager may also be an underwriter and a seller.
point
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But they just about deserved their 10-#point lead at the interval.
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Some one apparently did get to the Raiders, who soared out to a 10-#point lead in the third quarter.
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In the latest round of polls, Peres holds a 5 percentage point lead over Netanyahu.
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Aintree and Fazakerley have opened up a six point lead in the second division with 35 from six matches.
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A crucial conversion from Nick Marment gave Gloucester a flimsy one point lead .
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The subs have allowed the twenty-two-#point lead to dwindle to sixteen.
role
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She was approached for the lead role in a Hollywood production to be directed by Steven Spielberg.
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Many local chambers of commerce are already taking a lead role in this process.
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Four actors were initially tested for the lead role of Joe Buck, among whom Michael Sarrazin was first choice.
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Salomon Brothers will take a lead role in the international share offer, the statement said.
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In mainland Britain MI5 now has the lead role in intelligence gathering.
singer
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She was lead singer in the Black and White Minstrel Show during the 70s.
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But it is difficult to take him seriously because he looks like he should be the lead singer for Oasis.
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He's our lead singer , or rather I should say he was.
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The lead singer , have you seen his hair?
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The floppy fringes and pouting lips of the respective lead singers are another story entirely.
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To enter our super competition simply answer this question: What is the name of Marillion's lead singer ?
story
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The big lead story was fascinating.
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The anchor reads the lead story .
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It was the main lead story and was written by one of the paper's most respected journalists.
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The proposals were the main lead story on Independent Television's news on the night of 16 December 1968!
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Understandably, her death was the lead story on the nightly news that evening.
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The candidates had been asked to supply a dummy paper with a lead story and some idea of content.
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Riley had won his argument: the lead story was the recapture of Sniffy Wilson.
■ VERB
cut
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The poll also shows the Tories have cut Labour's lead from nine to six points over the past month.
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The Raptors cut the lead to 5, but could get no closer.
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Once Smith's penalty goal had cut the Cambridge lead to two points Oxford appeared to be in the driving seat.
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New York cut the Dolphin lead to 24-17 with a 43-yard touchdown run by Adrian Murrell with 7: 37 left.
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It has also cut manufacturing lead times from 17 weeks to two and trebled output per operator.
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We have cut airborne lead by 50 percent.
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The benefit of the first method is that it cuts total lead time while leaving each individual stage length unchanged.
extend
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Firebrands beat Swindon 3-0 to extend a seven-point lead at the West League's winter break.
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In the second half, the Mustangs were able to extend their lead to 30 with a more up-tempo offense.
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Birkenhead St Mary's extended their lead at the top as the nearest challengers Sutton and Aigburth lost.
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Ball then kicked a penalty before Neath extended their lead with a try from John Davies.
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Ball kicked another penalty shortly before half-time to extend the lead to 14-6.
follow
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Without external evidence of a transformation, other states had little or no reason to follow de Gaulle's lead .
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The 64-page report recommended that all military education programs follow the lead of the service academies and provide intensified ethics training.
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He hesitated, but followed my lead .
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His characters tend to follow his lead .
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I award Bridgemere my Gold Medal for environmental responsibility and I just hope other growers and private gardeners follow its lead .
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The community appears to have followed his lead , even as a nation longs for answers.
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His eyes narrowed slightly but he started the second verse in the minor key she was using, following her lead .
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Theoretically they should follow the lead of the Warbutt if he commands them; they are his vassals.
give
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He did no more than chip that one in as well, and it gave us the lead .
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It too would have to refuel in Newfoundland, giving them a twelve-hour lead .
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It started well enough, with Dave Mitchell giving Town the lead midway through the first half.
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John Liley converted to give Leicester a 12-10 lead which they stretched to 18-10 before Bowling and Llanelli hit back.
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Steve Winn gave Marske the lead early in the game, with Archie Stephens equalising midway through the second half.
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Fealy's try gave Newbridge the lead after Hayward had missed with two earlier attempts.
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Mori in the Times gave Labour a one-point lead .
hold
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She held the lead and quietly plodded upward through the crisp snow that covered the long Baskan Glacier.
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Flowing Wells held a one-point lead with a minute to go in the game, but Pueblo came back for the win.
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In race one, Hodgson was able to get a better run through the backmarkers and hold the lead to the line.
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In the World Wide Web arena, it is Netscape that holds the commanding lead thus far.
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Somailai then edged back in front and held on to their lead and eventually ran out 5-2 winners.
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Dole also held sizable leads in Florida and Mississippi, according to Mason-Dixon.
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The measure of his performance was that at lunch he held a nine-stroke lead over the other morning starters.
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The Stings got the best of it, though, holding on to the lead for the victory.
increase
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Tracy Edwards and the all-girl crew of Maiden have increased their lead over their Division D rivals.
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Despite Eddie and Jess, Oregon effortlessly increases its lead to thirty points and holds it there.
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David Straney increased Glenavon's lead when the Larne defence allowed him time and space to score.
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Henderson then increased the lead to 14 with a three-point play, and the margin eventually grew to 17.
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Villa had their tails up in the second half and Atkinson and Staunton both had chances to increase their lead .
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Alton had further chances to increase their lead .
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Dungannon nearly increased their lead when Jonathon Hastings charged down a Highfield kick in midfield.
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Wilkinson increased the lead with a brilliant header into the roof of the net from an inch-perfect left-wing cross by Ripley.
lose
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Carelli, winless since mid-June of last year, lost a five-second lead with the checkered flag in sight.
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Morgan had his chances, even after losing the lead outright when Player had a second straight birdie on No. 15.
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Schumacher dominated the 58-lap race, only losing the lead briefly during his single scheduled pit stop on lap 37.
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They're going for promotion and there was no way they were going to lose a 2-goal lead .
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Harris foiled him with a cross-court volley into the nick and Martin lost his lead by misdirecting an audacious winner.
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The party has lost its lead in the polls.
open
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They opened up a lead of more than two minutes by Huddersfield, but were caught with just under 30 miles left.
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By the end of the half, Oregon has opened a ten-point lead .
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Coming round the final bend he had opened up a substantial lead and seemed to be coasting home.
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Jason Collins had eight points in the last seven minutes of the first half as the Cardinal opened their seven-point lead .
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Cumbria's Dave Swanson opened up a lead over Paul Dugdale after 5K, and stretched it into a 16-second victory.
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Three times during the second half, Stanford opens the lead to fifteen.
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Barnsley opened a 9-0 lead before Acklam's number eight Stuart Dredge touched down a push-over try.
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The Ducks open up a twenty-point lead with two minutes left in the half.
play
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In those days I don't think there was an average looking or homely looking person playing romantic leads .
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Sister Aimee herself-in fetching costume-always played the lead character.
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But although I played lead for a long time in the group I never cite lead players like Clapton or Beck.
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Sanger directed and Winston played the lead .
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Ben has adapted his zany thriller about ecological disaster and will play the lead .
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Scott's going to be playing the lead in Glen's movie.
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Audiences are packing in to see Paul Nicholas play the lead role in Barnum.
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Who plays the lead in Carry On Columbus? 10.
take
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The 18-year-old from North Shields beat off eight opponents and a tendon injury to take the lead after the opening compulsory figures.
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Meanwhile, in the brothers' partnership, Joe took the lead .
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On 23 June the Gaullists took a big lead in the first round of the elections.
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The game came alive just 24 seconds after the break when Scarborough took the lead through a well-worked goal.
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If there is no Compact established yet you might take the lead in local Compact development!
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He hit the crossbar with an audacious lob a minute before Chelsea took the lead .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be leading the pack/be ahead of the pack
have/lead a charmed life
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But since its premier issue in January 1993, Wired has led a charmed life.
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By his own admission he has led a charmed life.
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It's been too easy for us; we've led charmed lives till now.
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No wonder that she and Charles felt that they led a charmed life, that the times were on their side.
hold the lead/advantage
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But this time Carlos Sainz, who had held the lead since Tuesday, came third in a Toyota.
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In race one, Hodgson was able to get a better run through the backmarkers and hold the lead to the line.
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New Zealand held the lead for long periods and their frequent advantages depended on the only try of the match.
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She held the lead and quietly plodded upward through the crisp snow that covered the long Baskan Glacier.
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She held the lead in her gloved hands; behind her was Selene, with hers protected by a muff.
lead on, Macduff
lead sb astray
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Claudio is the false friend who leads Leonardo astray into drinking and gambling.
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Gardeners shouldn't be led astray by these ideas.
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Parents complained that teachers were leading students astray by discussing contraception and abortion in the classroom.
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Pfeiffer plays a virtuous woman who is led astray .
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They're afraid their son will be led astray by the older boys.
leading edge
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the leading edge of a plane's wing
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To survive, companies must stay on the leading edge of technology.
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By having an aerodynamic, efficient leading edge.
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One that balances leading edge technological capability with a thorough understanding of your business.
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Part of it went upwards perforating the leading edge of the fin in several places.
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Somehow, he accomplishes it and keeps doing work at the leading edge.
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That so weakened the plane that the fuselage broke in two, just forward of the leading edge of the wings.
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The weaving yarn should always be on the leading edge of the carriage.
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When curtains are to butt together, plan to have a half space at each leading edge.
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When glass fibre tubular spars were standard practice, leading edge distortion would form an otherwise straight line into a swan-neck shape!
leading lady/man
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But being in a wheelchair doesn't stop them having fun - or falling for the leading man.
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Corbin Timbrook, a handsome leading man-type, has been tending Downtown's best bar for three years now.
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Davis became a genius by turning bit actors into leading men.
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Oh, some one always asks who my favorite leading lady was or who was the best kisser.
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Questioner2 Is your decision to take a year off anything to do with the rumours about Jeff and his present leading lady?
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The initial structure of the show had kind of a leading man figure: John Kelly.
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They came at full speed, the leading man aiming to Sharpe's left, the other pulling to his right.
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Tuesday night's opening had to be cancelled and on Wednesday night the leading lady was ill.
leading light
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Another was a leading light opera singer in the local community.
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By now, Braudel had become one of its leading lights, and from 1956 to 1968 he was virtually its editor.
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Harrison, a man of simple birth and high intelligence, crossed swords with the leading lights of his day.
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On renouncing alcohol he was pardoned and he set sail for Darlington where he became a leading light in the Society.
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She loves gym workouts, swimming and playing netball - she is a leading light in a local women's team.
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The merchants were the leading lights of the popolo grasso or rich bourgeoisie.
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This victory may set Stretch up with a world-title elimination fight with Britain's other leading light middleweight, Chris Pyatt.
leading question
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All right, I won't ask leading questions.
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For example, a leading question may take the respondent outside the bounds of the context of everyday life.
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In answer to a leading question about the temperature Of the room, he reflected that it had been cold and draughty.
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It makes me worry, all those leading questions with hidden assumptions that detectives like to ask suspects.
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Never did she ask leading questions or provide suggestions.
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To arrive there the counsellor has to stop talking, and in order to stop talking, answerable and leading questions are required.
live/lead/have the life of Riley
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I hear that all the older boys are driving big expensive cars and living the life of Riley.
one thing leads to another
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But one thing leads to another, and Sister Helen finds herself challenged to put her beliefs on the line.
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I know that and I do understand why, but one thing leads to another, you know how it is.
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You can be sure one thing leads to another.
swing the lead
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Your mam, you now, she wouldn't believe but that I was swinging the lead all those years.
the blind leading the blind
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It has become a case of the blind leading the blind.
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This is called the blind leading the blind.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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High levels of lead were discovered in the soil in Skagway.
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The police have no leads in the murder investigation.
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Tucker got a belly full of lead .
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Who's playing the lead in the school play?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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The wall was covered with scrawls done with a bit of pencil lead .
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There were no clues, no leads, no moves to be made.
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Two-goal Dave Mitchell fired Swindon into an early lead .
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We got our cherry popped that day, and my platoon was in the lead .
III. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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The bigger the lead of one superpower, the harder the other tries to catch up.
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On 23 June the Gaullists took a big lead in the first round of the elections.
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She is always silent during halftime, even when the Ducks have a big lead and the others are loose and joking.
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They lost concentration at times with a big lead behind them.
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On this night, the Orangemen built a big early lead and the Panthers couldn't recover.
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Long Beach went on an 18-6 run to open its biggest lead , 77-49, in the fourth quarter.
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This is a big lead for Bush, and it could get bigger before it gets smaller.
comfortable
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After two rounds, Duvergel had a comfortable lead on points with the gold medal plainly in sight.
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Barnes added a further penalty to give Portadown a comfortable 10-0 lead at half-time.
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Another penalty from Roberts gave Gloucester a comfortable half-time lead .
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With his comfortable lead , Dole has pulled back on some of his campaign plans for the state.
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While Clinton has a comfortable lead over Dole in recent national surveys, the Kansas senator is expected to win Texas.
early
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Two-goal Dave Mitchell fired Swindon into an early lead .
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Netscape jumped to an early lead with its Navigator software for browsing the Internet.
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On this night, the Orangemen built a big early lead and the Panthers couldn't recover.
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It left her six shots off an early lead held by Colleen Walker.
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Hull fell apart after Gay and Nolan had given them an early 10-0 lead .
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This is just what Jody likes, aggressive first-half play, a big early lead .
female
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Sam, 26, played the female lead in a version of the movie hit Grease.
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The trio of female leads are all outstanding.
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So far no progress with the female lead .
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She was the female lead and therefore a rival.
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Glenda Jackson had already been approached for the female lead .
male
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But which male leads could get away with it?
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But Mr Frobisher, who had been having trouble with his male leads , assured us he was just what was needed.
romantic
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In those days I don't think there was an average looking or homely looking person playing romantic leads .
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Woody Allen has been a romantic lead .
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He still looked like a romantic lead .
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But he's singing like a romantic lead .
■ NOUN
goal
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Peschisllibo ravaged Derby's defence in an exhilarating first half when Birmingham rocketed into a three goal lead .
guitarist
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To enter, simply answer this question: What is the name of Extreme's heart-throb lead guitarist ?
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The band includes lead guitarist Chris Floyd, a former Leesburg city commissioner.
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Then, as Mike became more and more the lead guitarist , I played more and more bass.
manager
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Morgan Stanley &038; Co Inc was lead manager .
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That is why so small a group of internationally powerful banks are repeatedly chosen as lead managers .
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The lead manager for the issue was Lehman Brothers.
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The note issue was handled by Lehman Brothers as lead manager .
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The roles were not necessarily distinct; the lead manager may also be an underwriter and a seller.
point
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But they just about deserved their 10-#point lead at the interval.
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Some one apparently did get to the Raiders, who soared out to a 10-#point lead in the third quarter.
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In the latest round of polls, Peres holds a 5 percentage point lead over Netanyahu.
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Aintree and Fazakerley have opened up a six point lead in the second division with 35 from six matches.
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A crucial conversion from Nick Marment gave Gloucester a flimsy one point lead .
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The subs have allowed the twenty-two-#point lead to dwindle to sixteen.
role
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He cast Nicholson in the lead role and all he needed was a female.
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Many local chambers of commerce are already taking a lead role in this process.
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She was approached for the lead role in a Hollywood production to be directed by Steven Spielberg.
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Salomon Brothers will take a lead role in the international share offer, the statement said.
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Hardly anyone noted her arrival in the corps de ballet until she suddenly appeared in the lead role of Symphonic Variations.
singer
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She was lead singer in the Black and White Minstrel Show during the 70s.
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The lead singer , have you seen his hair?
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He's our lead singer , or rather I should say he was.
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But it is difficult to take him seriously because he looks like he should be the lead singer for Oasis.
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The lead singer had a Mohican haircut and lots of chains and zips.
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To enter our super competition simply answer this question: What is the name of Marillion's lead singer ?
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They sing in groups, and there is a lead singer .
times
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As a result time-to-market and lead times remain excessive in most manufacturing sectors.
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The head of computer services could dictate lead times and turnaround times for all projects.
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Can embargo be a useful instrument to protect lead times or influence Soviet policy?
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The first modification requires that a reorder point be established that allows for delivery lead times .
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The lead times are useful in planning other activities dependent on this stage being completed.
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It has also cut manufacturing lead times from 17 weeks to two and trebled output per operator.
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A highly skilled workforce trained in designing and manufacturing high-quality, high value-added products at low cost, with shorter lead times .
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Product lead times have been cut in half from 30 days to under 13 days.
■ VERB
cut
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The poll also shows the Tories have cut Labour's lead from nine to six points over the past month.
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The Raptors cut the lead to 5, but could get no closer.
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Once Smith's penalty goal had cut the Cambridge lead to two points Oxford appeared to be in the driving seat.
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New York cut the Dolphin lead to 24-17 with a 43-yard touchdown run by Adrian Murrell with 7: 37 left.
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It has also cut manufacturing lead times from 17 weeks to two and trebled output per operator.
extend
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Firebrands beat Swindon 3-0 to extend a seven-point lead at the West League's winter break.
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In the second half, the Mustangs were able to extend their lead to 30 with a more up-tempo offense.
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Birkenhead St Mary's extended their lead at the top as the nearest challengers Sutton and Aigburth lost.
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Ball then kicked a penalty before Neath extended their lead with a try from John Davies.
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Ball kicked another penalty shortly before half-time to extend the lead to 14-6.
follow
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It is likely that they will follow London's lead and also exempt motorcycles from any charges.
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But he is not the leader of any faction or group of lawmakers who would naturally follow his lead , lawmakers said.
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His eyes narrowed slightly but he started the second verse in the minor key she was using, following her lead .
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Only you can give all the people the opportunity to follow your lead .
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It will be given a sleeker, more modern look-again following the lead set by the latest R1150R.
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His characters tend to follow his lead .
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Theoretically they should follow the lead of the Warbutt if he commands them; they are his vassals.
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Other mannequins are following her lead , cropping and coloring at a pretty pace.
give
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Luke Nightingale gave Pompey the lead after 56 minutes and Mike Panopoulos netted from the spot for the second.
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It started well enough, with Dave Mitchell giving Town the lead midway through the first half.
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Julian Darby had given Bolton a 2-1 lead after 89 minutes.
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Fealy's try gave Newbridge the lead after Hayward had missed with two earlier attempts.
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Mori in the Times gave Labour a one-point lead .
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But Rochdale took command from then on, Morgan gave them the lead and then a Flounders penalty making it 3-1.
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Two minutes later, Mark Knapper gave Rovers the lead .
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Student protests, sweeping through the nation's campuses, gave a lead to the opponents of the war.
hold
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She held the lead and quietly plodded upward through the crisp snow that covered the long Baskan Glacier.
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Flowing Wells held a one-point lead with a minute to go in the game, but Pueblo came back for the win.
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In race one, Hodgson was able to get a better run through the backmarkers and hold the lead to the line.
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In the World Wide Web arena, it is Netscape that holds the commanding lead thus far.
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Somailai then edged back in front and held on to their lead and eventually ran out 5-2 winners.
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Dole also held sizable leads in Florida and Mississippi, according to Mason-Dixon.
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The measure of his performance was that at lunch he held a nine-stroke lead over the other morning starters.
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The Stings got the best of it, though, holding on to the lead for the victory.
increase
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Tracy Edwards and the all-girl crew of Maiden have increased their lead over their Division D rivals.
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Despite Eddie and Jess, Oregon effortlessly increases its lead to thirty points and holds it there.
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David Straney increased Glenavon's lead when the Larne defence allowed him time and space to score.
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Henderson then increased the lead to 14 with a three-point play, and the margin eventually grew to 17.
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Villa had their tails up in the second half and Atkinson and Staunton both had chances to increase their lead .
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Alton had further chances to increase their lead .
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Dungannon nearly increased their lead when Jonathon Hastings charged down a Highfield kick in midfield.
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Wilkinson increased the lead with a brilliant header into the roof of the net from an inch-perfect left-wing cross by Ripley.
lose
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Carelli, winless since mid-June of last year, lost a five-second lead with the checkered flag in sight.
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Morgan had his chances, even after losing the lead outright when Player had a second straight birdie on No. 15.
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Schumacher dominated the 58-lap race, only losing the lead briefly during his single scheduled pit stop on lap 37.
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They're going for promotion and there was no way they were going to lose a 2-goal lead .
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Harris foiled him with a cross-court volley into the nick and Martin lost his lead by misdirecting an audacious winner.
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The party has lost its lead in the polls.
open
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They opened up a lead of more than two minutes by Huddersfield, but were caught with just under 30 miles left.
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By the end of the half, Oregon has opened a ten-point lead .
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Coming round the final bend he had opened up a substantial lead and seemed to be coasting home.
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Jason Collins had eight points in the last seven minutes of the first half as the Cardinal opened their seven-point lead .
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Cumbria's Dave Swanson opened up a lead over Paul Dugdale after 5K, and stretched it into a 16-second victory.
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Three times during the second half, Stanford opens the lead to fifteen.
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Barnsley opened a 9-0 lead before Acklam's number eight Stuart Dredge touched down a push-over try.
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The Ducks open up a twenty-point lead with two minutes left in the half.
play
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In those days I don't think there was an average looking or homely looking person playing romantic leads .
▪
Sister Aimee herself-in fetching costume-always played the lead character.
▪
But although I played lead for a long time in the group I never cite lead players like Clapton or Beck.
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Sanger directed and Winston played the lead .
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Ben has adapted his zany thriller about ecological disaster and will play the lead .
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Scott's going to be playing the lead in Glen's movie.
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Audiences are packing in to see Paul Nicholas play the lead role in Barnum.
take
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City who are chasing promotion, took the lead with a penalty.
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They had three chances to take the lead but failed each time and eventually missed eight straight shots.
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Where London has perhaps taken a lead , it has been followed.
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Many local chambers of commerce are already taking a lead role in this process.
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Senior management failed to take a lead in clarifying the role of the Beacon in the department's services to under fives.
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Meanwhile, in the brothers' partnership, Joe took the lead .
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It was no great surprise when Middlesbrough took the lead .
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He also has taken the lead in documenting the horrific toll taken by mines.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All these increase costs and lead to economic inefficiency.
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One of the lead negotiators in the Liggett talks said a possible deal was still moving forward.
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There were no clues, no leads, no moves to be made.
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Two-goal Dave Mitchell fired Swindon into an early lead .
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We got our cherry popped that day, and my platoon was in the lead .