Sentence examples for made a leading from inspiring English sources

In Macbeth at Glyndebourne for the 1964 Shakespeare quatercentenary she "almost made a leading role of the Gentlewoman", and was Constantia of Navarre in the Handel Opera Society's production of Richard I in 1964.

"This report shows that councils have made a leading contribution to tackling the deficit and keeping the cost of living down but they can't be expected to perform miracles," said its chairman Sir Merrick Cockell.

He was better known, however, as the talent agent who made a leading man of a young "heavy" named Steve McQueen and who over the years represented Barbra Streisand, Warren Beatty, Walter Matthau, Joan Collins and Gregory Peck, among others.

Mr Odinga has promised, if he wins, to make a leading Luhya, the second largest tribe, his vice-president.

This argues against a south Asian homeland and makes a leading role of the Austroasiatics in the domestication of indica unlikely.

Bathing beaches have made Gijón a leading summer resort on the Costa Verde.

Yale's holdings in American silver have made it a leading center of scholarly study.

For decades the rich coal beds underlying West Virginia have made it a leading producer of bituminous coal in North America.

Events of student interest dominate the life of the city, while a complex of hospitals and the university's medical school have made Ann Arbor a leading medical centre.

The events of recent hurricane seasons have made evacuation a leading emergency management issue.

His vision and his involvement have made him a leading tastemaker within the scene.