Take-the-lead Sentence Examples

You take the lead for a while—I'm tired of eating all the bugs.

The other three looked at each other hoping someone would take the lead.

They will naturally take the lead in a relationship.

In India proper, with a dryer climate, grasses and Leguminosae take the lead in the number of species.

The two great orders, Franciscans and Dominicans, were in the vigour of youth, and had already begun to take the lead in theological discussion.

He retired to his house in Logrono, which he left six years later, in 1854, when called upon by the queen to take the lead of the powerful Liberal and Progressist movement which prevailed for two years.

He was compelled to take the lead in matters where Lightfoot's more practical nature had previously been predominant.

He continued, however, to take the lead in the baronial agitation against the king, and upon the outbreak of hostilities was elected "marshal of the army of God and Holy Church" (1215).

The provinces of Friesland, North and South Holland, and Utrecht take the lead as regards both quality and numbers.

He visited privately many of the leading citizens of the city, statesmen, divines and merchants, and besought them to take the lead in a national movement against slavery; but they all with one consent made excuse, some of them listening to his plea with manifest impatience.

The league came to an end after Frederick's death; but it is of considerable historical interest, as the first open attempt of Prussia to take the lead in Germany.

Therefore, in the year 835, Motasim made Afshin, a Turkish prince who had distinguished himself already in the days of Mamun, governor of Media, with orders to take the lead of the war against Babak.

He succeeded in keeping in touch with the extreme elements in Ireland and in arranging with them the rebellion planned for Easter week 1916, of which he himself proposed to take the lead.

Thus may be explained the selection of an Eleatic stranger to be the chief speaker in the latter, and of Parmenides himself to take the lead in the former.

Piety and a thirst for glory impelled Louis to take the lead in this fresh expedition to the Holy Land, despite the second opposition of Suger, and the hesitation of the pope, crusade.

But a chartered company can never be anything but a transition stage of colonization; sooner or later the state must take the lead.

As the front runners negotiated a tight hairpin on the dirt section, Steele crashed out leaving Iddon to take the lead.

Wigan hit back with two tries in seven minutes to take the lead approaching the half-time hooter.

A lucky winner, an outrageous volley nick saw Ong take the lead.

For a long time it had seemed that scientific rationalism would take the lead.

We need a courageous visionary Government, who are willing to take the lead and set an example.

Eye care personnel should take the lead in campaigns for the use of safety belts in cars !

Hamm has won a Golden Globe for this portrayal, and gone on to take the lead role in the movie Stolen in 2010.

Game Boy Advance - GBA owners customize and create their Sims' world then take the lead role in the fictional television series "One Time in Strangetown".

Invite people to do things together, hang out, go to the movies, etc. The more often you take the lead the more opportunities you create for your classmates to see you as outgoing and fun!

Should he be someone you are interested in and he still didn't ask you out, take the lead.

Once you do it a few times, you will get the hang of it and be able to take the lead sometimes.

A camp counselor must be able to take the lead and guide his young charges on their camping journey.

Many speculated that Shia LaBeouf would take the lead in the next Indy film with Harrison Ford playing a smaller role if any role at all.

In fact, while dining or similar situations, you will find that your French pals might take the lead politely demonstrating the proper way to do things.

Third-party editors take the lead in this situation.

He supported stoutly the extreme party of opposition to the king, but did not take the lead except on a few less important occasions, and was apparently silent in the debates on the Petition of Right, the Grand Remonstrance and the Militia.

You take the lead for a while—I'm tired of eating all the bugs.