Examples of the word lead

- тех. освинцовывать, покрывать свинцом
- полигр. разделять шпонами, прокладывать шпоны; набирать на шпоны
- вести; показывать путь

to lead by the hand — вести за руку 
to lead a blind man — вести слепого 
to lead a horse — вести лошадь в поводу 
to lead the way — а) показывать путь; вести за собой; б) сделать первый шаг, проявить инициативу 
to lead for landing — ав. идти на посадку 

- руководить, возглавлять; управлять

to lead an army — командовать армией 
to lead an expedition — руководить экспедицией 
to lead a mutiny — стоять во главе мятежа 
to lead a choir — управлять хором 
to lead the fashion — быть законодателем мод 
to lead for the prosecution [defence] — юр. возглавлять обвинение [защиту] 
to lead the Conservatives — быть лидером консервативной партии 

- занимать первое место; быть впереди

to lead the advance — воен. двигаться в голове наступающих войск 
a brass band led the regiment — впереди полка шёл духовой оркестр 

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- хим. свинец

- грузило, отвес
- мор. лот

to cast /to heave/ the lead — бросать лот, мерить глубину лотом 

- сл. пуля, пули; ≅ девять граммов свинца

lead poison — смерть от пули 
a hail of lead — град свинца 
to get the lead — быть застреленным; погибнуть от пули 

- свинцовые полосы для покрытия крыши

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Мои примеры

He leads a full, active life. 

Он ведёт полноценную, активную жизнь.

All roads lead to Rome. посл. 

Все дороги ведут в Рим.

Chance led him to London. 

Случай привёл его в Лондон.

The path leads down to the main road. 

Эта тропинка ведёт к главной дороге.

Social drinking may lead to alcoholism. 

Употребление спиртного «за компанию» может привести к алкоголизму.

They filled him full of lead. 

Они начинили его свинцом.

Road signs lead the traffic out of the city. 

Дорожные знаки указывают транспорту выезд из города.

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The leaking fuel rods will be encapsulated in lead.  

…unexpectedly elevated to the throne, the new king acknowledged that many misdoubted his ability to lead his people…  

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- руководитель; вождь; глава; командир; лидер

the leader of an expedition — глава, руководитель экспедиции 
spiritual leader — духовный лидер, духовный глава 
Pioneer leader — (пионер)вожатый 
Leader of the House — а) лидер палаты общин; б) амер. лидер палаты представителей 
Leader of the House of Lords — лидер палаты лордов 
Leader of the Opposition — лидер оппозиции (в Великобритании) 

- ведущий адвокат (на суде)

leader for the defence — адвокат, возглавляющий защиту 
leader of the bar — руководящий барристер 

- спорт. ведущий бег, гонку; лидер
- концертмейстер
- дирижёр; капельмейстер; регент (хора)

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Мои примеры

She was honoured as a community leader. 

Её уважали как общественного лидера.

Sol was the leader of the pack. 

Сол был главарём банды.

He’s got all the qualities to be a leader. 

У него есть все качества, необходимые для того, чтобы стать лидером.

The scouts grouped around their leader. 

Скауты собрались вокруг своего лидера.

Party members united behind their leader. 

Члены партии сплотились вокруг своего лидера.

You need to choose a team leader. 

Вам нужно выбрать лидера команды.

The tour leader suggested several restaurants in the area. 

Гид предложил несколько ресторанов в этом районе.

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Islam was inspired by the teachings of the spiritual leader Mohammed.  

…bagpipes played a haunting dirge at the funeral for the fallen leader…  

…the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed…  

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3. The Mexican Liberal Party was established and during the early 1910s it,
   
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4. Annual production of antimony. Alloys Antimony forms a highly useful alloy with,
   
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5. Such as sulfur as cosmetic substances. The Egyptians worked deposits of the,
   
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6. The Trojans back from the beaches, but was killed by Hector before he could,
   
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   ,a proper assault on the city of Troy. After receiving the news of the death of
7. Or eliminated from practice. Lack of training in these areas is thought to,
   
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   ,to an overall loss of effectiveness by some aikido practitioners. Conversely
8. Bitumens contain sulfur and several heavy metals such as nickel, vanadium,
   
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   , chromium, mercury and also arsenic, selenium,and other toxic elements.
9. Have undergone a series of changes in recent years; future research may,
   
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10. Perceive other people’s actions as meaningful is critical for altruism «, said,
    
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    , study investigator Harold Tankers. Religious viewpoints Most, if not all, of
11. Even greater nutrient and pest control inputs. Further industrialization,
    
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    ,to the use of monocultures, when one cultivar is planted on a large acreage.
12. To read, but sacrifice the definiteness of the scientific systems, and may,
    
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    ,to ambiguities,e.g. whether to interpret sh as a single sound, as in gash, or
13. Anaerobic bacteria that live in the mouth and excrete substances that,
    
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    ,to bad breath and unpleasant mouth taste. Usage Common use involves rinsing the
14. 19th century as a coloring agent in sweets. *Up to 2 % of arsenic is used in,
    
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    ,alloys for
    
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    shots and bullets. *Arsenic is added in small quantities to
15. Tests eliminated the possibility of the unknown element being thorium, radium,
    
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    , bismuth, or thallium. The new product exhibited chemical properties of an
16. Reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. These metabolic interferences,
    
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    ,to death from multi-system organ failure, it is presumed from necrotic cell
17. S Muppets),Actress and founder of SAG Puppeteers’ Caucus * Joe Strummed,
    
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18. Possess secret knowledge that—with a» small» initial investment—would surely,
    
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    ,to that goal. However, it is important to emphasize that the terms» chemical »
19. She rejected anarchism as a naïve theory based in subjectivism that could only,
    
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    ,to collectivism in practice. Some non-Objectivist philosophers, such as Norman
20. And the stone represented a hidden spiritual truth or power that would,
    
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    ,to that goal. In texts that are written according to this view, the cryptic
21. And Hermetic practitioners, the heart of alchemy is spiritual. Transmutation of,
    
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    ,into gold is presented as an analogy for personal transmutation, purification
22. Uranium, rare earth elements, chromite,gold, zinc,talc, barites,sulfur,
    
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    , marble, precious and semi-precious stones, natural gas, and petroleum among
23. e. g., Paris Green (copper (II) acetoarsenite),calcium Senate, and,
    
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    , hydrogen Senate. The latter three have been used as agricultural insecticides
24. He took office the next March. On December 20, 1860,South Carolina took the,
    
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    ,by adopting an ordinance of secession; by February 1,1861,Florida
25. Period interpreted the purification of the soul to mean the transmutation of,
    
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    ,into gold (in which they believed elemental mercury, or ‘quicksilver ‘, played
26. Use of metallic arsenic is for strengthening alloys of copper and especially,
    
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    ,(for example, in automotive batteries). Arsenic is a common n-type do pant in
27. Great many blue and odd-eyed white cats have normal hearing, and even deaf cats,
    
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    ,a very normal life if kept indoors. Ears are pointed and large, eyes are almond
28. Impact on the other fields, the different methods and focuses of these fields,
    
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    ,to different perspectives on altruism. Scientific viewpoints Anthropology
29. Secessionists feared that the loss of slaves in the border states would,
    
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    ,to emancipation, and that upper South slave states might be the next dominoes
30. Under pressure from environmentalists, have removed it, along with,
    
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    , Biological role Bacteria Some species of bacteria obtain their energy by
31. And removing (or intentionally adding) ambiguity in arguments, because it can,
    
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    ,to incorrect conclusions and can be used to deliberately conceal bad arguments.
32. Leads to a mixture of products. The reaction is highly exothermic, and can,
    
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    ,to an explosion. These reactions are an important industrial route to
33. 180°,the putative average). In general application such an oversight will,
    
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    ,to the average value artificially moving towards the middle of the numerical
34. Low levels, led many to suicide. Thinking that this consequential death would,
    
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    ,to freedom and access to the Taoist heavens, the ensuing deaths encouraged
35. A split rail, resulting in the destruction of its diesel engine. His demands,
    
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    ,to a coal-burning steam engine being attached to his train in its stead and
36. He loved Crisis) and at the urging of Thesis, Achilles refused to fight or,
    
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    ,his troops alongside the other Greek forces. At this same time, burning with
37. Methyl Senate (DSM) – less toxic organic forms of arsenic – have replaced,
    
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    ,Senate in agriculture. Arsenic is still added to animal food, in particular
38. Gus Van Sent was planning a version of Warhol’s life with River Phoenix in the,
    
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    ,role just before Phoenix’s death in 1993.; Documentaries *The 2001 documentary
39. To Andrew Johnson, the military governor of Tennessee, encouraging him to,
    
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    ,the way in raising black troops, Lincoln wrote,» The bare sight of 50,000
40. Independence of Angola),founded in 1966. After many years of conflict that,
    
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    ,to the weakening of all the insurgent parties, Angola gained its independence
41. The main use of metallic arsenic is for alloying with copper and especially,
    
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    , Lead components in automotive batteries are strengthened by the presence of a
42. Of different humans. The arrival of Modernism in the late nineteenth century,
    
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    ,to a radical break in the conception of the function of art, and then again in
43. Pashtun’s territories were divided by the 1893 Durand Line, an action which would,
    
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    ,to strained relations between Afghanistan and British India (later the new
44. Or one coulomb per second constituting one ampere. The practical definition may,
    
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    ,to confusion with the definition of a coulomb (i.e.,1 amp-second),but in
45. Natural resources Egypt is rich in building and decorative stone, copper and,
    
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    ,ores, gold,and semiprecious stones. These natural resources allowed the
46. Husband quit shortly after Salt did and joined the strike some years later. Her,
    
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    ,allows Deign to find Hugh Aston. *Dr. Thomas Hendricks is a famous brain
47. The autumn of 1972,and sessions began on 26 September 1972. The women shared,
    
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    ,vocal on» Nina, Pretty Ballerina» that day, and their voices in harmony for
48. Remedy such as restitution or a permanent injunction. Criminal cases may,
    
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    ,to fines or other punishment, such as imprisonment. The famous Latin Response
49. Of the American colonies. Burgoyne’s invasion had two components: he would,
    
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    ,about 8,000 men along Lake Champlain towards Albany, New York, while a second
50. Plagued with problems, not the least of which was the firing of the original,
    
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    ,actor, Shintaro Bats—creator of the very popular Satoshi character—due to an

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