Sentence examples for achieved a lead from inspiring English sources

The ruling party achieved a lead of as much as 3.7%, although, under Greece's proportional electoral system which has been re-tooled for this election, what looked like a resounding victory for the conservatives translated into the slimmest of parliamentary majorities.Costas Karamanlis, the re-elected prime minister, will control just 152 seats in the 300-member parliament.

During the second admission, they ingested sherry that had been stored in the crystal decanter and that had achieved a lead concentration of 14.2 mu mol/l.

He also suggests no opposition has gone on to win power without at some point achieving a lead of at least 20%.

EE, which has used free films to market its 4G service, has already achieved a significant lead and expects to have well over a million customers by Christmas.

Air Force, which benefited from the Cougars' liberal substitution after they achieved a 63-13 lead in a 63-33 victorushedshed for 334.

If Cameron has achieved a decisive lead over Labour, and has secured what is described as a "strong foothold" in No 10, then he will survive even if he fails to reach the magic number of 326 seats required for an overall majority.

Labour's rout last May is often compared to the party's 1983 disaster; but when Labour was defeated under Michael Foot, the Tories had a nine-point lead among 18- to 24-year-olds, while in 2015, Labour achieved a 16-point lead among 18- to 24-year-olds.

Yardley's men scored 496 and achieved a first innings lead of 38, Yardley contributing two wickets.

Long-term forecast of space weather allows in achieving a longer lead time for taking the necessary precautions against disturbances.

Establishment of the buoy further from the coast is truly important to achieve a longer lead-time for evacuating nearby coasts.

In 1624 he achieved a French-Grisons alliance, which led to the expulsion of the Spaniards and Austrians from the Grisons.