Example sentences of "led by a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In A.D. 35 , or early in 36 , there occurred an uprising in Samaria , led by a Samaritan Messiah . |
| 2 | The army blamed a leftist rebel group , ELN , led by a renegade Spanish priest known as Ayala . |
| 3 | Some 350 Army mutineers led by a renegade colonel , Alexander Noble , on Oct. 4 seized two key military bases in the Northern Mindanao provincial capitals of Butuan and Cagayan de Oro . |
| 4 | The defence , led by a brilliant layer and admitted atheist , Clarence Darrow , made Bryan appear a ridiculous figure from the past . |
| 5 | They do valuable work and are led by a good group of people . |
| 6 | But Israel , a Kuwait-sized country , will make no concessions to an Arab world led by a victorious Saddam Hussein . |
| 7 | We were a group of eight Australians and Americans , led by a former Atlanta debutante named Frances Higgins . |
| 8 | Secular parties like the Janata Dal , led by a former Congress cabinet minister , VP Singh , are hoping to come to an election agreement with the powerful pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) , to ensure that the opposition vote is not split . |
| 9 | Last June 's vote led to the creationof a 17-strong block called the European Right , consisting of members of Jean-Marie Le Pen 's National Front from France , the Republicans from West Germany ( led by a former Waffen-SS officer , Franz Schonhuber ) , and a Belgian from the wilder shores of Flemish nationalism . |
| 10 | Some have called for a boycott of the elections , but most are likely to back the faction of the Akali Dal , the Sikh political party , led by a former police officer , Simranjit Singh Mann . |
| 11 | The main beneficiaries were those convicted in May 1987 of involvement in a coup attempt led by a former Prime Minister , Col. Diarra Traore , in July 1985 [ see p. 35435 ] . |
| 12 | The Democratic Party for Progress ( PDP ) was formed on Dec. 10 amidst reports that the United Social Democratic Party ( PUSD ) led by a former Prime Minister , Victor Saude Maria , had filed for recognition by the Supreme Court . |
| 13 | Although the majority of UDF deputies abstained , about 20 voted in favour — the members of the Alternative Social Liberal Party , expelled from the UDF on Dec. 29 , and a group led by a former Defence Minister , Dimitur Ludzhev . |
| 14 | Its members , led by a former Scottish Office minister , Sir Russell Fairgrieve , will seek a meeting with Mr Lang to urge him to exercise his influence in the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers for Scottish MEPs to be elected by PR , which could dramatically affect Labour 's dominant position in seven out of the eight European seats . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , he was led by a strong artistic instinct and the personal impact of Socrates himself to create a new art-form related to those he now despised . |
| 16 | Musée d'art contemporain , comes out of exile led by a Jesuit philosopher |
| 17 | They were led by a young German , Daniel Cohn-Bendit , and the home-grown Alain Geismar . |
| 18 | One faction was led by a young radical senator , Dan Iosif , who had participated in the demonstrations which toppled Ceausescu , and who now spoke of the " total collapse of the Front " . |
| 19 | Through his binoculars , Campana now watched a counter-attack go in to retake the lost trenches , led by a young lieutenant of his class at St. Cyr , wearing white gloves . |
| 20 | About 4,000 people marched along the twisting country road to the site , led by a traditional pipe band in full regalia . |
| 21 | The officers should be led by a chief executive assisted by a principal chief officers management team consisting of about six members . |
| 22 | The professional officers , particularly when organised through a chief officers ' team , as advocated by the Bains Committee , and led by a chief executive officer can provide a formidable obstacle to councillors intent on policy innovation that goes against conventional assumptions . |
| 23 | ‘ Coincidentally , we are now seeing coming out of Eastern Europe that same broad attitude being adopted , not only by the democratic socialists and social democratic parties which are emerging in the East , but also amongst the reform wings of the old Communist parties led by a new generation who realise the command economy Stalinist game is completely up . |
| 24 | Both sides now were in need of respite ; peace endured until 1369 when the French , refreshed and led by a new and able young monarch , Charles V , confronted the English whose king was on the verge of senility and whose government was divided . |
| 25 | A more serious challenge began in 1809 , led by a new rector , Joshua King . |
| 26 | ‘ The board should , however , make clear that his position would be reviewed in 12 months time by the board , led by a new chairman and vice-chairman . ’ |
| 27 | Things abruptly changed with the solemn arrival of about a dozen ceremonially dressed adults , led by a tall , bony Tominah jangling with necklaces of crocodile teeth . |
| 28 | They came like flies to honey , not the heedless junior element , either , but a knot of budding sophisticates in their teens , led by a tall , slim sixteen-year-old on whose walk , manner and style all the rest appeared to be modelling themselves . |
| 29 | Each was to be led by a Soviet Deputy Premier . |
| 30 | Led by a small boy in shorts and singlet and over-large wellingtons , a herd of cows was coming in from the fields . |