The phrase "a leading prospect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to business, sales, or recruitment to refer to a candidate or opportunity that is considered to have a strong potential for success.
Example: "After reviewing all the applications, we believe that Sarah is a leading prospect for the marketing manager position."
Alternatives: "top candidate" or "strong contender".
A leading prospect to succeed Mr. Block is Richard Lyng, according to people who know him well.
Mr. Portman, who was elected to the Senate in 2010 after representing the Cincinnati area in Congress for 12 years, is seen as a leading prospect.
Dr. Goldstein, who had been a leading prospect for chancellor of the City University of New York, said today that he had ruled out seeking that job.
The two-time Ivy League Player of the Year was not considered a leading prospect in high school, and his home country of Malta isn't known as a top source of tennis talent.
Mr. Giuliani, a former prosecutor whose national profile rose after Sept. 11, ran a short-lived campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination and is being talked about as a leading prospect in the 2010 New York gubernatorial race.
Lamar Alexander, the former governor of Tennessee, recalls that he was astonished when Dr. Frist came to tell him in 1993 that he planned to challenge Senator Jim Sasser, an 18-year Democratic incumbent, a leading prospect for majority leader and an all-around powerhouse in the Senate.
Senator Goodman is a leading prospects for the Republican mayoral nomination in New York City this year.
The leading prospect to buy the company is a joint bid from General Motors and Fiat.
The randy economist — once considered the leading prospect to beat Nicolas Sarkozy before a swan dive from grace — could not resist popping up as a Socialist Party pooper on the eve of the election.
Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut's popular attorney general, was widely regarded as the Democrats' leading prospect to replace Mr. Lieberman.
Mr. Trump's imminent departure would appear to leave Patrick J. Buchanan, the conservative commentator, as the leading prospect to win the Reform Party's backing -- providing that Mr. Perot does not decide to make a third go at it.
