Example sentences of "ahead of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mixed exhibitions are ideal for spotting talent ahead of the market , as well as being a significant source of income for many artists . |
| 2 | With a modern glider which has a lower wing and the wheel well ahead of the c.g. , this weathercocking will be even more pronounced , so it is better to hold the down wind tip . |
| 3 | In one instance , a young pilot started a launch with another glider standing only a few yards to the side and just ahead of the take-off point . |
| 4 | Most modern gliders have their main wheel well ahead of the c.g. and sit with their tail-skid or tail-wheel firmly on the ground . |
| 5 | When the main wheel is ahead of the c.g. so that the glider is sitting tail-down , a forward movement is needed to raise the tail a little for take-off . |
| 6 | The ideal , of course , is the accurate turn with the yaw string central or , as some pilots say , showing a very slight slipping movement ( because the cockpit is ahead of the c.g . ) . |
| 7 | Does the glider have the main wheel well ahead of the c.g. ? |
| 8 | Oh , the dawn when shadows skeeter ahead of the sure fluid sunlight , back to their night . |
| 9 | I saw two shots ahead of the opponent 's first shot . |
| 10 | Whereas in Crime and Punishment and in the novels which follow he can , though his narrow glee over being ahead of the fact is unworthy of his art and of what ‘ idealism ’ and ‘ deeper realism ’ intend . |
| 11 | THE International Stock Exchange is mounting a preliminary investigation into the steep rise in the share price of Pearl Group , the British life insurer , last Friday ahead of the announcement yesterday of a £1.1bn takeover bid for the group by Australian Mutual Provident , Australia 's largest life insurance group . |
| 12 | If they discovered evidence of share dealing ahead of the takeover by individuals using confidential information they would institute more formal inquiries . |
| 13 | With victory over the Racers , Cleveland Bombers would have made their way to the final ahead of the Scottish team . |
| 14 | The BAe 1000 , claimed by BAe to be two years ahead of the competition , will be able to fly up to 15 passengers direct from London to the West coast of the US , Rio de Janeiro or Singapore with one stop-off . |
| 15 | Top managers enjoyed an average increase in earnings of 17.8 per cent last year , according to the latest , from Charterhouse ; like P-E Inbucon 's , its results suggest that Lord King of British Airways was , shall we say , a bit ahead of the pack . |
| 16 | Either the Chancellor could raise interest rates ahead of the Germans , which would demonstrate the ‘ national sovereignty ’ in monetary matters on which Mrs Thatcher sets such store . |
| 17 | Frankfurt : Cautious trading ahead of the Bundesbank 's interest rate announcement took the DAX index 2.94 points higher to 1,616.21 . |
| 18 | .. The Bundesbank puts up its rate by 1 per cent and the Chancellor is forced to put up his rate by 1 per cent straight ahead of the Tory Party conference . |
| 19 | Knighton declined to comment ahead of the talks with Edwards , but it seems he is keen at all costs to avoid a court case . |
| 20 | Those three points are bound to be read as concessions to public opinion , given a series of weekend polls putting Labour as far as 11 points ahead of the Conservatives . |
| 21 | Brussels : Prices tumbled on the last day of the forward account Oslo : Caution ahead of the 1990 budget clipped 3.83 points off the index to 527.08 . |
| 22 | Elsewhere in the media world , LWT has come up with a new plan to restructure itself ahead of the new franchise auction in 1992 . |
| 23 | I threw myself into the ditch as two further explosions occurred , this time at the crossroads just ahead of the jeep . |
| 24 | Indeed the expectations of the electorate closely followed their awareness of opinion poll findings and ran ahead of the trends in television bias . |
| 25 | Labour had actually moved ahead of the Tories in some polls at the start of August 1978 . |
| 26 | It finished only just ahead of the Alliance poll of 26 per cent ( which produced for them only seventeen Liberal and six SDP seats ) . |
| 27 | Northern Ireland excelled as usual , with an area total of £58.70 per member , well ahead of the national average figure and also that of any other single area . |
| 28 | Therefore the few staff sit up late at night to prepare lectures on a few things they know about and a lot of things they know not much about , and spend their time keeping one page ahead of the class and depending on the textbook . |
| 29 | It moved into banking and property development just ahead of the secondary banking crisis . |
| 30 | All her nervousness came back as she approached the post office just ahead of the mail van . |