‘it's your lead’

‘Thereafter, the lead alternates between the two players, irrespective of who wins the tricks.’

‘They finally got the break they needed when they found a way over the open water lead after a 15-hour slog through the blizzard.’

‘In winter and early spring, there is less open water, but a substantial fraction of new, thin ice forms in leads opened by the constant motion of the ice pack.’

‘A man leaped into the chains, and lowering down the lead sounded in seven fathoms.’

‘Some guy had probably come out in a rowing boat and dropped a lead line a few times on top of pinnacles like the one we had ascended, and marked the area as being flat.’

‘detectives investigating the murder are chasing new leads’

‘I have a lead on a job that sounds really promising’

‘the team burst into life and took the lead’

‘they were beaten 5-3 after twice being in the lead’

‘Large quantities of lead are used in ammunition for both military and sporting purposes.’

‘This international metals and mining company has large businesses in alloys, copper and zinc, as well as gold, silver and lead.’

‘the dog is our constant walking companion and is always kept on a lead’

‘The prisoners were lifted to their feet, had their ankle bindings cut and ropes tied loosely round their necks like animal leads.’

‘Carry out a safety check: tidy trailing electrical leads, plug electricity points for young children and make sure your smoke detectors work.’

‘I saw a telephone sure enough, but smashed to pieces, the bare wire of its leads stretched across the room.’

‘the team held a slender one-goal lead’

‘Chelsea held a 12-point lead over their nearest rivals, and continually found ways to win.’

‘scrawls done with a bit of pencil lead’

‘The transfer was made by first rubbing the back of their sketch with pencil lead.’

‘The church was restored by the late Godfrey Allen, who renewed the leads of the roof.’

‘The ladder was over-short, and it required an effort to heave oneself from it through the casement on to the leads.’

‘setting up a social networking page can help you get numerous leads’

‘the goal of marketing is to generate leads so the sales people can close them’

‘the ♦8 was an inspired lead’

‘Some play that the first lead in stage three must be the lowest card in the player's hand.’

‘she had the lead in a new film’

‘the lead role’

‘a lead guitarist’

‘When bands break up, everyone from the lead singer to the rhythm guitarist releases a solo album.’

‘On a single thread screw the pitch and the lead are equal; on a double thread screw the lead is twice the pitch.’

‘The lead is the reciprocal of the number of turns required to advance the screw axially.’

‘Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies’

‘But why should the UK follow the lead of these progressive European countries and US states?’

‘the ‘pensions revolution’ is the lead in the Times’

‘the lead story on CNN’

‘the newswire will be offering two different leads for certain stories, so editors can pick and choose’

‘The lead should tell the reader the most important information in the story.’

‘he still looked like a romantic lead’

‘A few problems have kept him from succeeding: the script is banal and his two leads aren't great actors.’

‘Joe's feet felt like lumps of lead’

‘On the odd occasion I spent an extra hour on the training ground, but my legs were like lead the following day during the match.’

‘he led the ace and another heart’

‘Discarding a picture card of a suit warns your partner not to lead that suit.’

‘Then all of the sudden I'd hear Vin coming in clear as a bell talking about Davey Lopes leading off of first base or something, and it was like a free ice cream cone had appeared in my hand.’

‘A runner leading off second looks in at the catcher's signs and then signals to the batter.’

‘nothing that I have read about the case leads me to the conclusion that anything untoward happened’

‘a fascination for art led him to start a collection of paintings’

‘the door led to a long hallway’

‘a farm track led off to the left’

‘a military delegation was led by the Chief of Staff’

‘He proposed that a delegation of farm employees, led by himself, should go north to meet Lord Erne.’

‘there will be specific areas or skills in which other nations lead the world’

‘In the past, the company has frequently led the way leaving competitors to rush around behind it.’

‘since the forties he has led his own big bands’

‘The musicians were members of the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, led by violinist Robert McFall.’

‘she emerged leading a bay horse’

‘The blonde girl stepped forward leading a sickly boy of about two.’

‘closing the plant will lead to 300 job losses’

‘fashioning a policy appropriate to the situation entails understanding the forces that led up to it’

‘she's led a completely sheltered life’

‘The three friends are rich and leading a life of luxury after having won all that reward money in the previous film.’

‘he followed up with a break of 105 to lead 3-0’

‘the Wantage jockey was leading the field’

‘Adam led with a left’

‘In the middle rounds, Calderon also began to mix a right hook into his offensive game plan, both punctuating combinations and leading with this rediscovered weapon.’

‘the conference included sessions led by people with personal knowledge of the area’

‘The walk will be led by experienced guides who will give a talk on the history and folk lore of the areas.’

‘they are waiting for an expansion of world trade to lead a recovery’

‘Hungary, Poland and Slovenia may well lead an accelerating regional recovery process.’

‘she stood up and led her friend to the door’

‘He led his sisters through the forest.’

‘the radio news led with the murder’

‘Ned leads off with a general survey of the objectives’