The phrase "at the forerunner" is not commonly used in written English and may not be correct depending on the intended meaning.
It could be used in contexts discussing leadership or pioneering efforts, but it is not a standard expression.
Example: "The team was at the forerunner of innovative technology, leading the way for future developments."
Alternatives: "at the forefront" or "in the vanguard".
He won the 1946 and 1947 men's singles titles at the United States Nationals at Forest Hills, Queens, the forerunner to the United States Open, and he captured the Wimbledon singles title in 1947.
Many went on to study computing at Dundee Institute of Technology, the forerunner of Abertay University, and at the University of Dundee.
The 1875 painting depicted an operation conducted by Dr. Samuel D. Gross at Jefferson Medical College (the forerunner of Thomas Jefferson University).
Shan has worked in mobile since 2007, when he ran the fledgling advertising unit at Vodafone UK, and then was commercial director at O2 Media, the forerunner of We've.
In 1941, she became a soloist at Ballet Theater, the forerunner to American Ballet Theater.
Gibson won five Grand Slam singles titles -- Wimbledon and the U.S. grass court championship at Forest Hills (the forerunner of the United States Open) twice each, in 1957 and 1958, and the French championship in 1956.
Service, from a young all-American crew who were as keen as mustard, was a joy to experience both at meal-time and during the proscribed cocktail hour at 5.30pm daily, the forerunner to an excellent dinner each evening.
After leaving Time-Life, Mr. Shuker worked at the Public Broadcast Laboratory, the forerunner of PBS.
He was rejected at Princeton Burrr's alma mater) but studied law at King's College (the forerunner of Columbia University) and, as everybody knows, spent the next three decades making a brilliant, seminal contribution to American history as a theoretician of federalism, a drafter of the Constitution and the founding Secretary of the Treasury.
Mount Vernon proved to be another model that was widely copied: buy an undervalued, underperforming company using its own assets as collateral for borrowed money; ruthlessly slash operating costs and improve profitability; then break it up and sell the pieces at a profit -- the forerunner of the leveraged buyout perfected by Henry Kravis.
