How To Use Leading In A Sentence

He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
But Ms. Economy pointed to the elaborateness of concept and coordination of details — "the flowers are matching," she observed — leading her to suspect they may have had professional help bringing the Halloween spirit alive. Suburban Tricks, Urban Treats
In 1896, New Jersey passed a law that made it easy to charter a company - and it quickly became a leading venue for incorporations.
It has full-size trees, sand banks leading down to a stony beach, and water cascading down a rock outcrop.
There have been no arrests and police are set to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.

The company is closing down two of its factories, leading to 430 job losses .
He is like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, leading a herd of corporate dinosaurs over the cliff and bellowing as he goes.
At the end of the novel she marries the stockjobber, a leading promoter of the American railway scheme.
Police recovered what was later identified as a charred right human foot in the backyard and documented a fire pit with drag marks leading to it. Edmonton Sun
But he claims his leading inspiration was his own acid trips in the early '80s.
Solutia Inc is one of the world's leading providers of glass interlayers for laminated glass installations.
Hamilton is setting fast times on the road, but no-one is matching the splits of leading duo David Millar and Laszlo Bodrogi.
She nodded, leading the septuplets inside.
It may be the leading risk factor for cerebral aneurysms and subarchnoid hemorrhage.
Just getting anyone in the area to tell the platoon where the former mukhtar lived had taken three months of pleading, and after several false leads that day, the soldiers had found him. The Coming Normalcy?
The day before the event they will set out guide posts and will work from 8.30am to 4pm on the day, leading walkers on the route, manning checkpoints and providing information.
A leading rocket scientist, Nair's contribution to the development of multistage satellite launch vehicles is immense.
A teenager, scarred for life when she was bottled in the face in a nightclub row, is pleading for witnesses to come forward.
The leading aviators became as famous as sports stars and Hollywood actors.
Australia plays a leading role in advancing APEC's responses to human security issues such as communicable diseases, emergency disaster relief preparedness, counter-terrorism, climate change and energy security. Australia Strengthens APEC
He has made derogative remarks, made players uncomfortable playing for him, and is not leading the team in the right direction.
Play was on the halfway line when the interval came, with France leading by two goal points.
He is indeed a leading intellectual. Times, Sunday Times
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness begins and concludes on the Thames, that ‘tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth’.
The leading spin bowler will also feature automatically in one of them. Times, Sunday Times
The officer leading the inquiry has been taken off the case.
Such pulmonary embolisms, leading to sudden death, can stem from immobilisation, multiple trauma and dehydration.
Metal, paper and chemical makers were among the leading gainers, helping blue chips to an impressive advance.
According to the CDC, the "age-adjusted death rate decreased significantly for 10 of the 15 leading causes of death," including heart disease, malignant neoplasm cancer, various chronic diseases of the liver or respiratory system, influenza and pneumonia. The March of Health Progress
The obscurity of the pleading which is, if I may so with respect to the drafter of it, exceedingly clever, because the pleading is in terms always of a duty of care to do something and it is there the elision of two very separate ideas.
Factories are using the top-shelf blade steels, leading-edge frame materials, and state-of-the-art synthetics to make knives that used to be reserved for the work of a custom knifemaker.
Penis envy is right -- you notice how it's always guys like Sam and Randy leading the charge for this kind of thing? OHSU biotech breakthrough -- worthless to Portland (Jack Bog's Blog)
The fins have strong leading rays, which form a row of sharp spines along the dorsal fin.
The Polar Race, which will last between 30 and 40 days, has been organised by two of Britain's leading modern day adventurers.
We list five leading websites for conserving your cash. Times, Sunday Times
Yet her evidence suggests more of a constant interchange between the two leading trading nations of the day. Times, Sunday Times
During the first quarter of the twentieth century, Old Lyme was the center of a leading Impressionist art colony.
The family dynamic gets splintered when Glen develops a second personality - Glenda - and starts acting out, leading to spectacular patricide.
Leading a delegation to China is a rite of passage for any political leader. Times, Sunday Times
The leading parts were played by Bill Holland and Claire Howell Daly.
Sleep disturbances are very common in the weeks leading up to a heart attack. Christianity Today
They also warn that some leading hospitals may face an uncertain future if they lose patients to outside bidders.
He has expressed his pleasure with the leading U.S. presidential candidates 'views on immigration reform and the amnesty they support and his displeasure to "The New York Times" about what he calls immigrant bashing in America. CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2008
Under the agreement, Verio will provide its leading Web hosting and e-commerce services to on-line merchants.
Kenya's colonial government had responded to the Mau Mau resistance movement by imposing a State of Emergency, detaining leading nationalist leader Jomo Kenyatta, and restricting political organizing.
'Who will be leading the team?' queried Simon.
While the market may have still further to fall, the bear case now has to contend with yields on leading company shares that are standing not just in excess of base rate, but also above the yield on long-dated government bonds.
For Evan Snyderman of R 20th Century, a leading New York gallery, Design Miami/Basel is one of the few fairs in the world committed to the level of presentation and connoisseurship our gallery strives to achieve. Maturing Gracefully
Just before the farm is reached you will see waymarked paths and stiles leading through fields on either side of the farm road.
This "reflection upon itself" part could lead to a theory of subjectivity, that, like Deleuze's "intensities," would manifest, exponentially, more concentrated wave interaction i.e. in itself, in the body; of the body itself, leading to thought? Archive 2005-10-01
But most of all, he's a "supersalesman," in the words of his leading political rival. The Knight Errant
The leading actor now walked on.
The Chelsea star rose to the challenge last night and gave an assured performance wearing the armband, leading by example. The Sun
Focusing his firelance on the leading black cat of the two that trail, he discharges the entire lance before the cat staggers and tumbles. The Magi'i Of Cyador
The fuel inlet connector and the armature are adapted to permit a first flow path of gaseous fuel between the armature and the magnetic coil as part of a path leading to said fuel valve.
The grave is but a covered bridge Leading from light to light, through a brief darkness! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
He says New Zealand is a country trying to promote itself as a leading golf destination, so the last thing the sport needs is its number one professional slating a leading course.
The wide mouth of Yell Sound, leading to Sullom Voe opened up to port.
But since he or his representative maintained for years that his proabortion rights stance is consistent with being a Catholic in good standing, with receiving Holy Communion, leading family prayers, and being visited by priest friends, I can't for the life of me figure out why I should see his doing such things on his deathbed as "signs of repentance" for the manifest grave sin of his proabortion rights stance. Sen. Ted Kennedy's right to a Catholic funeral
The City had done a serious effort to take out beggars from the streets, yet the very cold streets were lined with immobile figures frozen in submissive, pleading positions. Why Does Homelessness Persist in Rich Liberal Cities?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
A townsman appeared in the door as we approached, leading one of the roan Belgians out onto the road.
Two twin marble staircases curved upwards, leading to the second floor.
Here we walked through a large lawn of uncut grasses dotted with early-summer bulbs and flowers following a winding, mowed path leading into shrubbery and woodland.
He has endeavoured to render THE PICTURE an intelligent _Cicerone_, without being too garrulous or grandiloquous, -- but always attentive to the stranger, leading him to every remarkable object, and giving just as much description of each, as would be acceptable to persons enjoying the full use of their eyes. Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Reference to Those Numerous Visitors Who Can Spare but Two or Three Days to Make the Tour of the
The recent criticism of his leadership has included potshots from several leading political journalists.
This hypothesis has been fruitful, leading to the discovery of extrasolar macromolecules, extrasolar planets and advances in abiogenetics. Continuation…
Consumer demand will be depressed as stock prices retreat, leading to lower levels of net household wealth.
It would be a shame to lose this huge green space to militarization," said Michael P. Filippello, a budgeter for the International Monetary Fund, who is leading the outreach. Gardeners near Capitol Hill prepare to repel a Marine Corps invasion
The presentation of this "Judas," polemicizing as it was, was probably never meant to take on the historical and theological dimensions it has, traveling through the last two thousand years and leading up to the present, but with a stubborn toughness it has endured. Robert Eisenman: Redemonizing Judas: Gospel Fiction or Gospel Truth?
Many microwaves heat unevenly, leading to hot spots in the milk.
Then, after a real fire, she chose to deep-fry her pork tenderloin, which didn't cook all the way through, thanks to more malfunctioning equipment, leading to her elimination. Top Chef's Carla: I Would've Sent Myself Home Too
Music and literature relevant to the Royal Opera House's shows are always available, and the shop is a leading stockist of ballet and opera DVDs. Independent bookshops in London
Translating hints into statements and guessing at reservations, I would say that the French fall very short of admiration of the way in which our higher officers set about their work, they are disagreeably impressed by a general want of sedulousness and close method in our leading. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war
Retain Import, a leading indicator ( usually about three months ) for the manufacturing sector, is still down.
Some of the world's leading economists - including three Nobel laureates - answered this question at the Copenhagen Consensus in May, prioritising policies for improving the world.
Mystra was flush with anticipation as they dismounted, leading their horses up the steady incline of the road.
AS one leading boss launched into the energy costs row, another yesterday remained tight-lipped on the subject. The Sun
Minnesota's offense showed improvement last week, with their quarterback leading a rout of the Saints.
She said: ‘I was panicking, fretting, crying and pleading with him to give me back my daughter.’
MOHAMMED MAMDANI, MUSLIM YOUTH HELPLINE: Many young Muslims feel they're leading double lives because they have to behave a particular way within the Muslim community. CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2007
This war and occupation was founded on Bush's lies and these lies have infected everythingabout thisillegal warand occupation~ from the quasi Iraqi American-controlled government to the purposely misleading body and wounded count and why, you ask? BRING THEM HOME NOW / NOT LATER IN BODY TUBES
His leading men are two teenage boys who are so undemonstrative as to be almost catatonic.
The nation was at fever pitch in the days leading up to the election.
Both share the wooden oriel projecting onto the choir, with a private entrance to the rear and a small door leading into the choir aisle.
Kate Augusto, Danielle Capalbo and Nick Mendez report that Ayman Nour, a leading political dissident in Egypt, has decided to return to prison and finish his sentence in order to dramatize what he calls the Egyptian government's ongoing lack of respect for democratic values. Archive 2009-05-01
At the top of the barbettes, revolving on rollers, are the turrets, sometimes called the hoods, containing the guns and the leading mechanism and all of the machinery in connection with the same. Marvels of Modern Science
Why is it that Father would rather have a commander who is an arrogant braggart ---a fool who just appears to be leading his army? THE FAMILY
The buried valve allowing them to drain and avoid freezing can allow bacterially contaminated water to be drawn into the riser pipe leading to the hydrant.
Levi-Montalcini studied with Giuseppe Levi (1872 – 1965), a leading histologist and lecturer from whom she learned the systems and research methods that accompanied her throughout her life. Rita Levi-Montalcini.
In the beginning, even Scotland's leading folk musicians thought Celtic Connections was a barmy idea.
Rockwell Automation , a global industrial automation company, is a leading industrial automation provider.
When I walked out of the prison cell towards the door leading to freedom, I have made it clear his own pain and resentment if not able to stay behind, so in fact I still in prison.
These seventeen new pieces by some of the world's leading classicists have been brought together to celebrate the bimillenary of the Horace's death.
His diplomatic role ensured unfettered access to leading players. The Sun
But this past year has been an especially punishing one for the country, with a drought over the summer leading to an exceptionally meagre yield of wheat, maize, sunflowers, soybeans and sugar-beet - all key crops.
It's very easy to find your way around, and there are topical menus on every page, leading you to categories such as Beyond Buddies, Head and Heart, and Out of Bounds.
Figure 7.8 illustrates the principles of statistical quality control leading to the most economic inspection technique for the degree of control required.
But the Church wants to challenge that finding by meeting and debating with leading thinkers on faith and contemporary living.
Such property was the most popular option of landlords in the months leading up to the stamp duty surcharge, pushing up prices further. Times, Sunday Times
The fumigation and oxygenation apparatus comprises a large stone jar with a glass funnel and a pipe leading into the room.
And all the leading economic indicators are trending upward.
The all clear signal flashed on the screen, and both doors leading to the back of the building were securely locked.
I think Israel tends to be at the leading edge of technological development.
All streets leading to the holy river are decorated with colorful festoons and banners.
Brazil's prospects of becoming a leading oil producer increased yesterday when it emerged that a giant offshore field could be double the size of BP's discovery last week in the Gulf of Mexico.
As for primogeniture, the leading modern authority on the subject, Professor Stanley Katz of the Chicago Law School, has given no weight at all to gerontophobia in causing its abolition. Growing Old: An Exchange
Still leading, the Camaro is heading for a turn-off which leads to the Albion ferry, a car and passenger ferry which shuttles traffic between Maple Ridge City and the suburb of Langley.
PrintCountry. com is a leading online store for discount office and printer supplies such as inkjet printer ink cartridges and laser toner cartridges. KansasCity.com: Front Page
We made the traverse out and were at the last climb for the easy path leading back to homebase.
Most of our leading technology companies have relied on risk-taking venture capitalists.
Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophize, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils, ... nor, I think, will the human race. All the President's Lies
During the period from 1860 to 1985, sulphuric anhydrite emissions, one of the leading causes of acid rain, increased from seven million tons to approximately 155 million tons annually. Fidel Castro Issues `Message' to UNCED
More than six in ten doctoral degrees are now awarded to women, and a quarter of speakers at science conferences are female, according to a leading anthropologist. Times, Sunday Times
When combined in the ancestral background, the two mutations had an additive effect, leading to a net increase of 17% relative to the ancestor.
The two leading cases on so-called surreptitious entry, or what have come to be known as “sneak and peek” searches, came to very similar conclusions…. Using the Drug "War" to Expand Government Power
I challenge anyone to say we are misleading. Times, Sunday Times
Leading the way to operational safety and efficiency is the installation of appropriate floor matting, specific to the work station requirements.
Nature worship, spiritual worship and ancestor worship played a leading role in the formation of Chinese nature worship system.
The pill slides down the chute into a flexible tube leading to the patient's mouth.
Then you expect those who are leading football to go in the same direction of fair play. Times, Sunday Times
And then he did it again, leading the scratch platoon he had formed on to its objective.
DALLAS -- Kevin Durant scored 24 points and James Harden added 23, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, knotting the Western Conference finals at one game each. Thunder Beat Mavericks 106-100, Tie Series At 1
Their view is that many of the birds and animals are exclusive to the river and its banks, so they are pleading with Roads Service to move the road northwards, away from the river.
Leading teams through a one-day goal-setting workshop does not involve rocket science.
And for the first time there will be cash prizes for the leading players who will join forces with amateurs in the team event.
The nation was at fever pitch in the days leading up to the election.
Leading fee-paying schools in Edinburgh, meanwhile, have a Presbyterian chaplain.
These are all multijoint movements that recruit a maximum number of muscle fibers, leading to an increase in anabolic-hormone production.
And a man who ran alongside a tow truck, pleading to get his vehicle back after it was towed from a fire lane, died when he slipped and was run over by the truck and then his own Chevrolet Suburban. Boing Boing: July 24, 2005 - July 30, 2005 Archives
He uses the term polyarchy to refer to societies in which there exists a certain set of institutions and procedures which are perceived as leading to such democracy. Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com
The castle narrowly failed to win cash from BBC TV's Restoration competition in 2003, leading to fears that the building might decay completely.
It was extremely unsatisfying and while it didn't spoil the good parts of the movie leading up to it, it sure put a horrid taste in my mouth as I finished watching it.
Before I could collect it, he picked it up while leading his morcha to Azad Maidan.
So there's nothing but the shale leading down, then there's some shrubs; and the body was kind of headfirst down the hill, "Bilskie said. KSL / U.S. / National
Leading the service, the reverend described Mr Jackson as ‘the most energetic of people’ with a passion for life.
Hugh knew that Luther would never say anything derisive about Shirlee, so that could not be the subject he was leading into. DANSVILLE
Garments with a burnout pattern tend to be heavy, because of the weight of the base fabric, leading them to drape distinctively.
This is not to say that they are leading meaningful lives, but they are not necessarily lunatics, morons, or zombies.
In October the index fell below 20,000 points, leading to government intervention to support the market.
Outside in the yard was a storm water drain which was used as an urinal and a water barrel for collecting the water from the roof and the slated stone buildings, a wicket gate leading to a dry toilet at the and of the garden.
Very light straw color, green-apple nose, with a citrusy vibrancy on the palate leading to a slatey, minerally note suggestive of a great Mosel. Biodynamics: Natural Wonder or Just a Horn of Manure?
When I walked out of the prison cell towards the door leading to freedom, I have made it clear his own pain and resentment if not able to stay behind, so in fact I still in prison.
An entry sequence leading from the street, along a koi pond, into the entry, and to a negative edge pool distinguish the main public spaces and master suite while offering a place of repose.
Even though their HDL levels decreased, these patients showed reversal of their heart disease using state-of-the-art measures such as quantitative coronary arteriography, cardiac PET scans, thallium scans, and radionuclide ventriculography in randomized controlled trials published in leading peer-reviewed journals. Cholesterol: The Good, the Bad and the Truth
The leading man broke his leg in the middle of rehearsals.
More controversially, the resource accounts are shared, with electronic statements produced for the street as a whole, leading to self-policing peer group pressure to achieve the targets and so receive rebates.
If Gordon Brown's comments weren't so delusional and misleading it'd be funny. Is Gordon Brown a hypocrite?
At best it was enormously misleading, and at worst it was untruthful.
Many years after we find him living in a remote district beyond the great Orange River, leading the life of a "trek-boor," -- that is, a nomade farmer, who has no fixed or permanent abode, but moves with his flocks from place to place, wherever good pastures and water may tempt him. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family
He then had to watch in frustration as the leading four all bettered his time as the rain ceased just as suddenly as it had arrived. Times, Sunday Times
* An online group called the Ellipsiiis Brain Trust picked virtually every bootee and challenge winner during the second half of Survivor: The Australian Outback, leading many to believe the group had a source inside the show. Spoiler Sports | PopPolitics.com
The exposure and _depluming_ (to borrow a good word from the fine old rhetorician, Fuller,) of the leading 'humbugs' of the age -- _that_ was announced as the regular business of the journal: and the only question which remained to be settled was, the more or less of the degree; and also one other question, even more interesting still, viz. -- whether personal abuse were intermingled with literary. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg
The reliance on number crunching was also misleading. Times, Sunday Times
A leading north west health expert has issued an urgent plea to food handlers who are suffering from colds to stay away from work.
Its traditional disadvantages of high entry costs leading to illiquidity have been exacerbated, making it more difficult, particularly for the smaller investor, to get a foot on the ladder.
A makeshift wooden bridge is the only access to the ramshackle dwelling leading from the road.
The Minister accused of misleading parliament was unavailable for comment last night.
In fact it is just as misleading to ignore the packaging and expect some one to assess the new situation without any help.
Biscay, or off the storm-lashed rocks of Finisterre, we set down the author in question as a gross impostor, and had a mind to quarrel with him for leading us into this cruel error. Notes of a Journey From Cornhill to Grand Cairo
Stroke and Parkinson's disease are the leading causes, frequently requiring enteral alimentation through nasogastric or gastrostomy tubes.
The Admiral wants to see a greater involvement of Leading Hands and Petty Officers in the daily management of junior ratings.
Germany is playing a leading role on the international stage.
The Cardinal was greeted on arrival 46 years ago by a great concourse of parishioners who had gaily decorated the roads leading to the new church with bunting and scrolls, many of which were Irish.
We suggest that this is misleading as different workers have used different sizes of the aorta to define an aneurysm.
A leading opponent of the war in Afghanistan took on Foreign Office minister Peter Hain in a debate in Brighton last week.
Teenage fighters with rocket-propelled grenades and rifles lurked on bridges or in derelict areas near the main highway leading west toward the embattled town of Fallujah.
The term "sundowning" refers to a state of confusion at the end of the day and into the night, often leading to a state of increased agitation, activity and even borderline demented behavior. BroadwayWorld.com South Carolina Stories
The project gives expression to our vision of industry leading service levels and customer convenience," says de Witt. IOL: News
If you have no intention of marrying her, you shouldn't keep leading her on.
As industry convention usually has rejection leading to oblivion, it's a record we were probably not supposed to notice. Times, Sunday Times
An unknown actor was penciled in to play the leading role.
Captain, we have a very faint trace leading off in the direction of chi Scorpii. INTELLIVORE
Diligence is the path leading to happiness.
What about fashion for real women leading modern lives? Times, Sunday Times
The behavioral sequence leading to a copulation has been extensively described in the domestic fowl.
Acting on reports from his scouts, Antony and the assassin Decimus Turullius set out with several legions and Galatian cavalry and defeated the leading legions; Octavian was compelled to halt. Antony and Cleopatra
A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land.
Yet even the spectacular desert scenery can't compete with Toni Collette's complex stunner of a performance in the leading role.
Not many leading business thinkers have embraced new technology with your enthusiasm.
Of the three leading presidential contenders in 1987, he was the closest to a normal politician.
There are more than half a million problem gamblers and calls to the country's leading helpline rose by more than a third in the last year. Times, Sunday Times
There should always be a sense of urgency whether we are trailing behind our opponents or even leading by 50 points.
Medically, insomnia is marked by 'subjective complaints about quantity and/or quality of sleep', leading to 'a feeling of being unrefreshed on waking '. 'Insomnia: A Cultural History'
Above the treeline take a grassy path leading steeply towards the summit.
He approached a friend and colleague, John Braham, a former cantor, who had been baptized and had become the leading tenor in London.
Thus the totality of intervals is thought of as a graduated structure leading from unitas via the perfect and imperfect assonances to the dissonances and nonharmonic rela - tionships. MUSIC AS A DIVINE ART
Some were trying to lift gratings and grids in an attempt to enter the sewers whilst a few attempted to break down the doors leading into the Black Tower.
The boatman beaches us on a spit of land leading up to a stone house surrounded by willows.
The road leading from Dalcastle towards the north-east, as all the country knows, goes along a dark bank of brush-wood called the Bogle-heuch. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Top chef Marco Pierre White, who will judge the UK finals, said: "A truly great barperson needs to be as creative and skilful as a leading chef. Undefined
Britain is currently leading a group of countries blocking the working time directive's mandatory 48-hour week. Times, Sunday Times
He raised his head with a start when a floorboard creaked from the hallway leading to the bedrooms.
Complete philistines may even be interested in the fact that the steps leading to the museum are those which featured in the Rocky movie when the boxer finished his training run.
The underground tunnels leading to it have also been buried.
The road leading to the proposed international airport in Bangalore is being expanded into a four-lane highway.
Therefore, devoting substantial staff resources to training, organizing, leading, and sustaining family psychoeducation is seen as a luxury.
The combative, moustachioed Italian is widely recognised as one of the world's leading experts on human fertility.
Poenisch is leading a grass-roots campaign to persuade Michigan voters to legalize doctor-assisted suicide.
Third, I think it's interesting to note that the CIA is one of the leading employers taking personnel away from military special ops.
This discussion is leading us nowhere.

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