leader - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • opposition: But what of the pretender to the throne of leader of the opposition?
  • expedition: He was leader of a school expedition to Tanzania, and continues to be involved with school expeditions to the developing world.
  • party: Leaders of the largest Kurdish workers party categorically denied participation of their troops.

Converse of object

  • elect: In America they have struggled to elect a leader.
  • become: Indiana is quickly becoming a leader in the nation's biofuels industry.
  • appoint: There is also an urgent need to appoint youth leaders from diverse minority ethnic communities to support young people.

Preposition: in

  • field: Head of department is Danny Simpson, recognized to be a ' leader in the field ' for his civil liberties criminal work.
  • manufacture: VELUX Company Ltd is the market leader in the manufacture of roof windows.

Adjective modifier

  • religious: They had been whipped into a frenzy by religious leaders.
  • Conservative: Mr Smith said he planned to report Conservative leader Michael Howard to the police for " inciting racial hatred " .
  • deputy: He said his deputy leader had told me that.
  • Iraqi: Baghdad is festooned with large posters of the Iraqi leader in various poses handling guns, which anyone over 25 can buy.
  • global: Rewards are as you would expect from a global market leader!

Noun used with modifier

  • union: The union leaders must do more than " consult " their members.
  • market: DMC are one of the market leaders in DJ Disks.
  • worship: Featuring 50 fantastic songs from some of the best loved worship leaders, including Stuart Townend, Geraldine Latty... .
  • world: Scottish Smoked Salmon is still a world leader, be it wild, organic or farmed.
  • church: Your church leader has predicted the imminent end of the world.
  • team: That would be something like ' employer ' or ' team leader ' , ' personal tutor ' or ' family friend ' .

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