Example sentences of "[be] leading the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it comes down to it , if we encourage this generation of kids to chill out then maybe we 're leading the way — in a few years ’ time , the world will be a better place to live in . |
| 2 | No wonder we 're leading the field at the start of the '90s . |
| 3 | Tonight the man who 's been leading the fight for pensioners in Oxford said there was also much at state for those still working for the former Maxwell companies . |
| 4 | My parliamentary colleague , the Member for Ludlow , Christopher Gill , has been leading the chase . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been leading the life of Riley since I got away from the place . |
| 6 | Wantage jockey , Pip Nash had been leading the field in yesterday 's Soar Handicap Hurdle , when her horse , Stone Madness fell at the tenth and rolled on top of her . |
| 7 | It turns out , however , that the eviction of Iraq from Kuwait by force is not a simple military matter , and that in the process of trying to bring it about , the US has been leading the coalition towards tactical objectives , and perhaps strategic war aims , which are much wider . |
| 8 | Dr Cullen of Poplar , who had been leading the disaffiliation campaign in London , moved to instruct the NAC : to take immediate steps to discontinue the affiliation of the ILP to the Labour Party . |
| 9 | European suppliers in particular , are leading the field in the all-important areas of innovation and precision engineering . |
| 10 | By and large it is the large brewers , which include Allied , Bass and Whitbread , who are leading the way in refurbishment and catering , and ownership of these retail outlets is at a premium . |
| 11 | Despite a slump in the company 's margins , Bear Stearns & Co. raised its investment rating of Apple Computer Inc to ‘ strong buy ’ from ‘ buy ’ following the company 's fiscal second-quarter earnings report — figures , page five : analyst Andy Neff says he made the change because concern about Apple 's results was overdone ; commenting on the figures , Apple says it expects to resume growth — in earnings , revenue , unit sales , and market share — in the second half of its fiscal year , saying that the fall in profit was down to pricing pressures , the costs of new product launches , and a constraint in supplies needed for manufacturing , the latter two drains being short-term ; he noted that despite supply constraints , second quarter unit growth was up over 70% in its Powerbook notebook computers , while total Macintosh unit growth was up over 385 ; the European market continues to be slow , but sales in Japan are leading the way for continued growth of the Apple Pacific business unit ; gross margin was 38.5% of net sales in the second quarter of fiscal 1993 , down from 44.0% a year ago . |
| 12 | I believe that , in regard to care in the community , we in Wales are leading the way . |
| 13 | Will he also confirm that we are leading the way in many training schemes and that there is no doubt that housing — Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that there is no doubt that , in housing and in many other matters , the north-west of England is showing the way and will continue to show the way ? |
| 14 | The Didcot-based Williams team are leading the way for this Sunday 's French Grand Prix … in the first qualifying session Nigel Mansell was half a second faster than his team mate Riccardo Patrese and almost TWO seconds quicker than Ayrton Senna . |
| 15 | 2 clubs are leading the way ; the Oxford Sharks and the Swindon Bulldogs , playing here in the dark shorts . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , Arsenal and Aston Villa are leading the chase for another teenage prospect attracting rave reviews in the lower divisions — Walsall full-back Richard Knight . |
| 17 | RESPONSORIAL PSALM : Do not begin this until the group who are leading the congregation in gesture are assembled in the sanctuary and ready . |
| 18 | Dr Caroline Blackwell and Professor Donald Weir of Edinburgh University 's Medical Microbiology Department and Professor Anthony Busuttil of the Forensic Medicine Unit are leading the research . |
| 19 | Prof Donald Weir and Dr Caroline Blackwell , of Edinburgh University 's Medical Microbiology Department , and Prof Anthony Busuttil , of the Forensic Medicine Unit , are leading the research team . |
| 20 | Why France well this is the closest the formula one circuit comes to our country which is sad because this year like many others Central South racers are leading the world championship … |
| 21 | Hertfordshire Police are leading the hunt for Clarke following the murder of Paul Milburn on April 26 in St Albans . |
| 22 | The largest companies appear to be leading the way . |
| 23 | Scientists at the centre will be leading the way in computer and television technology . |
| 24 | Will you be leading the country into the next election . |
| 25 | After him came Murtach , who seemed to be leading the patrol ; then Ratagan , Riven and Isay , and the other seven Hearthwares with the mules . |
| 26 | Unless means can be found for experienced teachers to have at least the equivalent of a whole year studying for a Master 's level retraining , the partially sighted will be leading the blind . |
| 27 | One man who , if possible , would be leading the cheering today is , of course , our chairman , Mr Ken Mentle . |
| 28 | John Gorman has n't finalised his team yet but new signing Keith Scott will be leading the attack … |
| 29 | At about the second hour of day I was told that Kenamun would be leading the investigation . |
| 30 | Sharp is claimed to be leading the world in the area of development and production of individual/home information tools and plans development and exploitation of ‘ the next-generation of products based on their ‘ Personal Information Tool ’ initiative which advocates considering communication among people and co-possession of information going beyond the conventional personal idea and creating a new life culture ’ — Their words not ours ! |