I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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.
be ahead/leading in the polls
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The good news is that we are ahead in the polls.
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.
major/leading exporter
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Japan is a leading exporter of textiles.
serious/strong/leading etc contender
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Her album is a strong contender for the Album of the Year award.
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 role (= the most important role )
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He had already cast Tom Hanks in the lead role.
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.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
article
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Particular items like cartoons and horoscopes often had high readerships; leading articles did not.
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Special attention is paid to leading articles and reports of political speeches.
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Then came the news that the Daily Mail compositors had refused to set an offending leading article .
authority
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A leading authority on menswear, he is still, at 82, a keen tennis player.
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Mr Righton is regarded as a leading authority on the care of children.
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He had also made himself the leading authority on fossil fish, taking over Cuvier's work.
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He reads and digests material on a vast range of topics and picks the brains of most of the leading authorities .
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Limited Intervention A number of leading authorities support only limited review.
candidate
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Both the leading candidates advocated free market policies and foreign investment to revive the stagnant economy.
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You're a leading candidate in an important election campaign.
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It was conducted mainly via television and radio to ensure the security of the leading candidates .
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Barking, east London, is a leading candidate for a scheme.
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Also on Feb. 24-25 Modrow agreed, despite earlier statements to the contrary, to stand as the party's leading candidate .
edge
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The weaving yarn should always be on the leading edge of the carriage.
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One that balances leading edge technological capability with a thorough understanding of your business.
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Above: Tim Benson's Swallow Tail has extra leading edges for the tail section.
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Position this end to the leading edges of the lining.
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Centre right: Fine mesh slot on a Powerhouse kite - there are two slots on each leading edge .
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Its full spacial beauty becomes evident when the leading edge is vertical and the remote edge is horizontal.
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The rearmost sections of the leading edges might be detached from the joining ferrules.
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Similarly, most aircraft have flaps and the majority of these have leading edge slats too, but Concorde has none.
figure
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Other leading figures in the party are also unlikely class warriors.
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Under the Politburo was the Central Committee, composed of over 300 of the party's secretaries and other leading figures .
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Intelligenty monopolized the Central Committee of each and provided the leading figures on the national stage in 1917.
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He edited the school magazine and was a leading figure on the school's workers' council.
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I opened fire on the leading figure .
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The first event of 1993 is again fortunate to have secured three leading figures from very different fields of endeavour.
lady
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Susannah York was a young up-and-coming leading lady who had a major part in the film.
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Does she have the muscle to become a leading lady in her own right?
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He invariably falls in love with his leading ladies .
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She was one of his favourite leading ladies .
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The director and his former leading lady took action after a court ruled the case could be televised.
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He never married Tarita, his leading lady in Mutiny on the Bounty, but she did give him two children.
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Leslie, 32, has been signed up as the latest leading lady in Dennis's hit comedy Stay Lucky.
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The show was on the floor, and the leading lady was flawed.
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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They came at full speed, the leading man aiming to Sharpe's left, the other pulling to his right.
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Four years ago seven leading men threatened to boycott the event because they considered the prize money too low.
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My wife ran off with her leading man a month ago.
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At Coniston bargains were made privately on setting-day with the leading man - the taker of the gang.
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You're becoming quite a leading man in this crew, George Merry.
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Babs said it was all very well but had he forgotten their leading man was flat on his back in Sefton General?
part
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He has played a leading part in representing the brewing industry and is acknowledged internationally as a world expert on hops.
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Orleton once again seems to have taken a leading part , delivering a harsh and bitter address to the king.
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Although it was the men of Kent and the other home counties who took leading parts Sussex did not escape.
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In that upheaval Peter played a leading part .
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Wolverton Works became a leading part of this new organisation.
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The subject was Alexander the Great, and Paul Scofield was to have the leading part .
player
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Practices and Procedures None of the leading players in this drama doubts the need for child protection.
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And no one doubts that he has earned his place among the sport's leading players .
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Last season Boldon struggled throughout but they are a different proposition this time after signing several leading players during the winter.
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In passing North Harbour continue to be prominent in the to-ing and fro-ing of leading players .
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It is important to be around the professionals, the leading players in the world.
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Pat Cash and Dave Wheaton have also agreed to play and efforts are continuing to attract other leading players .
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The histories of the counties are examined briefly but thoroughly, with comment on all the leading players .
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Such long stints on the carpet are due to the consistency of leading players , whose skill is such they cancel each other out.
politician
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The Webbs devoted themselves to pressing these ideas upon leading politicians and civil servants.
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Robert Walpole, as leading politician at that time, became indispensable to George I, despite their mutual dislike for each other.
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Also, news bulletins concentrated heavily on the speeches and activities of leading politicians , particularly the president.
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Others were in the employ of leading politicians .
position
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The intention was to allow London to leapfrog its rivals into a leading position .
question
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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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All right, I won't ask leading questions .
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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.
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For example, a leading question may take the respondent outside the bounds of the context of everyday life.
role
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And in the creation of all this euphoria Berel Karlinsky had played a leading role .
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Why not accept that, and play a leading role in creating it in as beneficial an environment as possible?
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Often playing leading roles in productions her loyal and hardworking membership went back to her joining in 1947.
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It is crucial to our trade and investment that we continue to play a leading role in the Community.
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Alan Bates took the leading role .
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The course is recognized for producing graduates who are immediately employable and who can play leading roles in the development of computing.
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Dissent, hitherto confined to a number of intellectuals, became a mass phenomenon with the Protestant Church playing a leading role .
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One deaf person who did come through to play a leading role in deaf affairs was David Fyfe.
scorer
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The Boro's second leading scorer felt he had been made a scapegoat for the home defeat by Watford.
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The 24-year-old, leading scorer for the past four seasons, was unsettled by a £3.5 million offer from Manchester United.
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Town's fans are angry at losing the club's leading scorer .
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Capped 12 times by his country, the 24-year-old is a leading scorer for his club Rosenberg with 20 goals this season.
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The Seasiders, boosted by the inclusion of leading scorer Tommy Mooney were always on top and showed sharp finishing.
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United's leading scorer was in rampant mood and was twice kept out by superb saves from Gould.
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That takes Shearer's tally to 10 goals in 10 games and he is also the Premier League's leading scorer .
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Marwood, the League's leading scorer with 224 points, added both goals to make it 18-12.
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
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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CCI is a leading provider of cellular phone service in Ohio.
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Debbie was one of the leading lights in the drama club.
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She was one of America's leading athletes.
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Some of the world's leading politicians will be meeting in Geneva to discuss disarmament.
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the leading scorer in college basketball
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After two days all but the twenty-four leading amateurs and the thirty-six leading professionals would be eliminated.
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Gordon's, Tanqueray and Booth's Gins are similarly leading brands in the white spirits market.
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His reasoning is lengthy and perhaps not quite the same as that of the leading judgment.
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In private practice, and by virtue of his influential writings, Maudsley soon became the leading alienist of his generation.
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Most of this fibre is from cereal sources which are particularly recommended for their health value by some leading medical researchers.
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The leading crews are due to reach the end of their voyage at Southampton on Sunday.
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The course is recognized for producing graduates who are immediately employable and who can play leading roles in the development of computing.
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II. noun
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
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 CORPUS
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Then McClure turned in another sparking display, assisted by solid leading from Ronnie Oliver to lift the pairs title.