Sentence examples for secured a lead. from inspiring English sources

But the Irishman wouldn't relent and secured a lead he never surrendered.

Another relatively useful metric is the date on which a candidate secured a lead in national polls that he never relinquished.

It obtained several sets of labor concessions, provided the court with an outline of its restructuring plan and secured a lead investor, the Retirement Systems of Alabama.

It shows that the Conservatives have secured a lead in policy areas that once helped Mr Blair win three commanding general election victories.

After a foul with his first jump Rutherford gathered himself, determined to put pressure on his rivals, and delivered a leap of 8.29 that did just that and secured a lead at the halfway stage.

His 75th-minute header secured a lead from the first leg against a stubbornly assertive Queen of the South.

"For some reason, we don't like to secure a lead and we don't like to win basketball games.

An office tower planned for the area in front of the arena is on indefinite delay, because the company has been unable to secure a lead tenant.

The purchase comes as tech giants fight to secure a lead in mobile technology – the fastest-growing segment for customers and advertisers.

Sebastian Vettel, seeking his third consecutive drivers' title for Red Bull, made a deft early pass on Mark Webber, his teammate, to secure a lead he would not relinquish at the Korean Grand Prix on Sunday.

Securing a lead in video search seems equally daunting for Yahoo! now that Google owns the combined video power of its own Google Video plus YouTube, which it bought for $1.65 billion on Oct. 9.