Example sentences of "one of the leading " in BNC.
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| 1 | This quote from Jean Aurenche , who co-scripted Tavernier 's first three features , identifies the driving force which informs all the director 's work , and has made him one of the leading European directors today . |
| 2 | It is not allowed to engage in securities trading or insurance , which would make the merger difficult as NMB is one of the leading options traders in the Netherlands . |
| 3 | But Mr Tammames , who once was one of the leading intellectuals of the Communist party , is no admirer of the ‘ Red Caliph ’ . |
| 4 | DOROTHEA RAMSEY was a pioneer in work for old people and one of the leading figures in establishing residential homes for the elderly during the Second World War . |
| 5 | The company , which is one of the leading manufacturers of timber pallets in the UK , is thought to be planning the acquisition of a components manufacturer for about £700,000 . |
| 6 | Steve Cauthen , who finished 16th of the 19 runners on one of the leading English hopes , Cacoethes , said : ‘ I was hampered continually and had no sort of run . ’ |
| 7 | She is the mother of Darie Boutboul , celebrated as one of the leading female jockeys in France . |
| 8 | Walker , who won the Heisman Trophy for the best college player and is regarded as one of the leading rushers in the NFL , was exchanged for Darrin Nelson ( running back ) , Issiac Holt ( defensive back ) , David Howard and Jesse Solomon ( both linebackers ) and Alex Stewart ( defensive end ) plus a first-round and up to six other draft picks in the next three years . |
| 9 | He describes the case of Mutang'ang'i one of the leading informals who at that time made foreguards for bicycles , bicycle stands and cutting machines using a series of hand-built metalworking machines which he had designed and built himself . |
| 10 | One of the leading problems in this area was the horizontal moon illusion : the moon appears larger near the horizon than in its zenith . |
| 11 | Michael Groser , one of the leading stonemasons in Oxford , has made several in the past . |
| 12 | Friends of the Earth is one of the leading environmental pressure groups in the UK . |
| 13 | Dorma is one of the leading home furnishing companies that produce duvet covers . |
| 14 | One of the leading differences between real and personal property was their devolution on intestacy . |
| 15 | Churchill was soon joined in expressing such a marginal Conservative view by Anthony Eden , one of the leading appeasers of the 1930s . |
| 16 | On Tuesday there is the chance to visit Select Sires , one of the leading AI and embryo transfer centres in the world . |
| 17 | This was not , of course , just a Protestant response , although it benefited the Protestants that the great Catholic powers of France and Spain should tear one another apart ; their temporary truce in 1556 had been regarded as a significant reversal to the cause of reform , and when the war was renewed one of the leading English preachers , Christopher Goodman , was to urge the English not to fight for Spain , just as Knox urged the Scots not to fight for France . |
| 18 | One of the leading contenders , Mr Eduardo ‘ Danding ’ Conjuanco , added glamour to his campaign this week by persuading the former heart-throb actor Joseph Estrada to postpone his own presidential ambitions and become his running mate . |
| 19 | Tony Ward , British Athletics Federation spokesman , said : ‘ If the DLV , who are one of the leading four or five federations in the world , say they 're running out of funds , it should be a warning bell for the IAAF . |
| 20 | Cardoun , one of the leading French two-year-old colts of 1991 , should win the nine-runner Prix Djebel . |
| 21 | In an impressive show of strength yesterday , Devoy beat Hugoline van Hoorn , the Dutch girl who had put out Danielle Drady , one of the leading Australian challengers , in the first round . |
| 22 | France had been hoping for a Kinnock victory , to provide a second socialist power in one of the leading EC countries to act as an ally for President Mitterrand at summit talks . |
| 23 | TRIPOS , the first commercial molecular modelling software supplier , has realised over twelve years of steady growth since 1979 and is one of the leading providers of molecular design and analysis tools and services . |
| 24 | In a memorandum written in July 1982 , and marked ‘ Secret ’ , one of the leading CEGB strategists , Derek Davis , had summed up the pros and cons of the Hinkley site . |
| 25 | Later on , for example at the Party Congress of 1907 , the right-wing faction , of which Bernstein was one of the leading members , proposed to approve German colonial expansion on the grounds that this promoted a progressive capitalism and harmonized relationships between classes in Germany . |
| 26 | He had read a novel by Jeremy Larner called Drive and there was talk of the book being made into a film , with himself in one of the leading roles . |
| 27 | Since the early 1970s , Sukenick has emerged as one of the leading practitioners of narration as process . |
| 28 | Once John had made a start , he went to study with Marjorie Sturman , one of the leading ballet teachers in Johannesburg . |
| 29 | One of the leading dancers with the Ballet Club , she is described by Luyt as having a brilliant technique , and he says she ‘ was compact and a dream to do double-work with , and was fearless in trying out death-defying lifts ’ . |
| 30 | One of the leading spokesmen was Private Thomson . |