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lee ding

  • n  thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
  • n  the activity of leading
  • v  take somebody somewhere
  • v  have as a result or residue
  • v  tend to or result in
  • v  travel in front of; go in advance of others
  • v  cause to undertake a certain action
  • v  stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
  • v  be in charge of
  • v  be ahead of others; be the first
  • v  be conducive to
  • v  lead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
  • v  lead, extend, or afford access
  • v  move ahead (of others) in time or space
  • v  cause something to pass or lead somewhere
  • v  preside over
  • s  indicating the most important performer or role
    the leading man
  • s  greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
    the country's leading poet
  • a  going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
    we rode in the leading car
    the leading edge of technology
  • s  having the leading position or higher score in a contest
    the leading team in the pennant race

  • Although he has gradually gained international recognition as one of the world's leading conservationists, many Brits still think of him as a crank who talks to plants.
  • But as the leading Islamic thinker among Europe's second- and third-generation Muslim immigrants, the Geneva-based university lecturer also inspires a good deal of mistrustfrom .
  • McDonnell's 14-point lead comes on the same day that a Monmouth survey found Republican Chris Christie leading by the same margin in the race for governor of New Jersey.
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  • Barack Obama in The Associated Press
    This is a choice between the policies that led us into the mess or the policies that are leading us out of the mess,Obama said. "It's a choice between falling backward and moving forward."
  • Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in New York Times
    The acquisition of Navteq is another step toward Nokia becoming a leading player in this space,Mr. Kallasvuo said in a statement.
  • Gregory Smith in USA Today
    It's uncertain again what is happening in Iran that's leading to that occurrence,Smith said.

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