Example sentences of "[noun prp] as the leading [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The USA overtook Germany as the leading exporter of merchandise , with a 7.5 per cent rise in exports , and the USA was also the world 's biggest merchandise importer , with Germany second and Japan third in both categories . |
| 2 | The result confirmed Mr Yeltsin as the leading figure among radicals who want to speed up the process of reform , and who believe President Gorbachov is not moving fast enough to dismantle the old system . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , the process of selling Official Airline Guides is now into the second round , with Reed Elsevier as the leading contender . |
| 4 | In November 1989 he took over as CDU leader [ see p. 37024 ] and then in February 1990 replaced Wolfgang Schnur as the leading Alliance for Germany candidate in the general election [ see p. 37302 ] . |
| 5 | The interlocking crises of the decade , with de Gaulle as the leading player , are the theme of this chapter , except for the issue of enlargement which is reviewed in the next chapter . |
| 6 | Major earners were again garments and textiles , tea ( a record crop in 1990 and exports of 215 million kg , outstripping India as the leading world exporter ) , refined petroleum products and gemstones . |
| 7 | Alex Hamilton 's paperback bestseller list of 1992 , published last week in these pages and in the Guardian , showed Transworld as the leading publisher of the top 100 titles , with 19 titles on the list . |