Example sentences of "led by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1894 Chinese troops were sent to Korea in response to the Korean king 's request for help against domestic rebellion led by the powerful Tonghak religious sect . |
| 2 | The demonstration march through the streets of the capital , Nuku'Alofa , was led by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Tonga , the Rt . |
| 3 | On July 26-28 government officials held talks with an Iranian delegation led by the Iranian deputy Foreign Minister Allahedin Borujerdi in an attempt to end the fighting . |
| 4 | The so-called Aragonese party ( led by the strong man of the military aristocracy , Aranda , who came to power in 1766 ) may , perhaps , be seen as a belated attempt to recover power , at a moment of crisis for the king , from the hands of professional civil servants . |
| 5 | One such is ‘ Opus de Bop ’ ( ) , a collection of three distinct sessions from 1946 and ‘ 47 and three fascinating groups : a quartet led by the late great tenor saxophonist Stan Getz ( Hank Jones [ piano ] , Curly Russell [ bass ] and Max Roach on drums ) ; a quintet featuring influential arch-bebop pianist Bud Powell ( Sonny Stitt [ alto sax ] , Kenny Dorham [ trumpet ] , Al Hall [ bass ] and Wallace Bishop on drums ) ; and trumpeter Fats Navarro 's quintet ( Leo Parker [ alto and baritone sax ] , Tadd Dameron [ piano ] , Gene Ramey [ bass ] and Denzil Best [ drums ] ) . |
| 6 | The view of the American Museum of Natural History , led by the late Don Rosen , is that the dipnois should have evolved into the first tetrapods , or four-legged land-based animals . |
| 7 | Kano State Radio is the mouthpiece of the government of Governor Abubakar Rimi , which is a very different thing from being a PRP radio station ; indeed , the PRP , led by the late Aminu Kano , had the doubtful distinction of being without any mass media outlet at all during most of the period between the 1979 and 1983 elections . |
| 8 | The local men will be led by the talented trio of Davy Wilson and Dermott Donnelly ( Annadale Striders ) and North Belfast 's ace John Ferrin . |
| 9 | The committee was led by the current ANC secretary-general , Cyril Ramaphosa , a veteran ANC activist ; the Rev Beyers Naude , a radical Afrikaner churchman ; and the Rev Frank Chikane , secretary-general of the South African Council of Churches . |
| 10 | The strong British contingent was led by the current title holder , Dave Swanson , and the 1989 champion , Bolton 's Paul Dugdale . |
| 11 | They hope that a moderate faction — perhaps led by the current prime minister , Hun Sen — will accept a role as the junior partner in a coalition government . |
| 12 | The faction led by the current Prime Minster , Michel Rocard , refused to take sides . |
| 13 | Manoon 's rehabilitation had enraged Class 5 graduates from Chulachomklao ( led by the current Army C.-in-C. , Gen. Suchinda Kraprayoon ) who regarded it as an attempt to reduce their position of dominance . |
| 14 | The accession to the throne of the minor , Edward VI , in 1547 brought to power at court a reform group led by the new king 's uncle , Edward Seymour , Duke of Somerset . |
| 15 | The Jewish community continued to be led by the Chief Rabbi , as it had been under the Byzantine emperors . |
| 16 | In elections to the Sabah State Assembly held on July 16-17 , the ruling United Sabah Party ( Parti Bersatu Sabah — PBS ) , led by the Chief Minister of Sabah , Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan , won 36 out of 48 contested seats . |
| 17 | As indicated in Chapter 1 , top management , led by the chief executive officer — usually the managing director in the UK — has the responsibility for creating the strategic plan for the company . |
| 18 | Twelve of the Leicester side who lost to Quins are back on duty , led by the doughty John Wells . |
| 19 | She has just returned from interviewing rape victims in Bosnia during a nine-day mission led by the International League of Human Rights.While European Community officials estimate 20,000 women have been raped , Francoise Hampson says quantification is impossible . |
| 20 | But even in Namibia , discussions between the government and those opposed to sealing — led by the International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW ) — continue . |
| 21 | THE last remnants of the estate of the troubled Lilley Group were sold yesterday when the entire share capital of Dumfries-based builder Robison & Davidson was bought by a management team led by the managing director , Bob Robison , writes John Hatfield . |
| 22 | The management team , led by the managing director , Peter Dunn , has also invested heavily in the project . |
| 23 | The Justicialists , led by the know-nothing Mr Carlos Menem , inherit the populist tradition of General Peron . |
| 24 | Of these , commencing its odyssey some time after Peter 's death , and with the participation of the Academy of Sciences , the most famous was the Second Kamchatka , or ‘ Great Northern ’ expedition , led by the Danish seaman , Vitus Bering , who was to lend his name to the narrow straits separating Siberia from the American continent at the northern extremity of the Pacific Ocean . |
| 25 | You 're quite right that a number of er statements are coming out which , which do really give give erm legitimacy to this kind of violence bu bu but basically the violence is still being created or led by the poor in their attempt to , to get more . |
| 26 | he 's looking , he 's interpreting the peasants as being a very different their nature , motivations being very different and , and they are , th that they are taking action and what he , what he 's saying here is that not only is this a peasant revolution taking place but it is a , it 's a peasant revolution which is being led by the poor |
| 27 | Erm that i it 's a rural revolution erm it is a , it 's it is a revolution which is being led by the poor and you ca n't dismiss this as , them as being riff- raff , they 're , they are the poor peasants and whether we like it or not they are leading our , our revolution . |
| 28 | Before long , however , the euphoria and hope turned to terror and tyranny , and first under the Committee of Public Safety and the Triumvirate , and then led by the Corsican dictator Napoleon , France became for a time , a threat to every nation in Europe . |
| 29 | The new 3rd XI will be led by the experienced Dave Williams with fixtures every week until July , and will provide an introduction for youth players into senior cricket . |
| 30 | Led by the Prime Minister , Mr Willi Stoph , aged 75 , the government will continue in a caretaker role until a new cabinet is chosen . |