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"given a lead" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it in a variety of situations when you are providing someone else with a hint or direction to find an answer or resolution. For example, "Given a lead on their whereabouts, the police were able to locate the missing persons."
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This is the first time I've given a lead character a really strange moniker.
Given a lead character everyone loves to hate, and enough plot twists to fill several plays, a more classic approach with fewer gimmicks may ultimately be more satisfying.
Would he crumble after being given a lead of three or more runs for only the second time during his victory drought?
The Dutch and Swedes have given a lead, cancelling their aid to Rwanda in protest against its government's backing of the murderous general.
"Their reason for not doing so was that they had been given a lead on Biggs' whereabouts by the Daily Express and were under pressure from the latter to act quickly so that the story could be printed.
In the race between Achilles and the tortoise, the two start moving at the same moment, but, if the tortoise is initially given a lead and continues to move ahead, Achilles can run at any speed and never catch up.
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Given a lead-up of 1) silence and 2) the national anthem (and in the case of the AFL, an obligatory burst of Mike Brady's Up there Cazaly), both of the grand final crowds this year would be going wild.
The prime minister cannot give a lead".
The unions need to give a lead.
For that politicians need to give a lead.
Privately, it is looking to Britain to give a lead.
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