The phrase "without a lead" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to mean that a person or a thing lacks a leader, guide, or instructor. For example, "The team was left without a lead when their Project Manager unexpectedly quit."
"And I am not the only one who has come back without a lead.
Then Hynoski watches as Ahmad Bradshaw executes the same play without a lead blocker.
Reggie Bush, the Heisman Trophy winner, stood on the sideline as LenDale White — without a lead blocker — was stuffed.
Patterson nods, adding: "We were a bit worried about how it would work for us, without a lead singer.
I've removed the béchamel sauce for a slightly lighter dish than normal – you'll feel full and energised without a lead weight in your belly.
Reaching the interval without a lead might have demoralised Swindon but they grew in strength into the wind, challenging and holding the ball better in their 3-5-2 formation.
He struggled at the outset of the Tour de France without a lead-out train delivering him to the finish line, but won two of the last three stages — including his fourth straight victory in the final stage on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday — with the help of his Team Sky teammates.
Kittel, who had comfortably won a similar finish in Belfast on Saturday, was favourite to notch a second victory but as the race entered the final kilometre, the Giant-Shimano rider was off the pace and without a lead-out train of team-mates.
Patients taking nevirapine IR twice daily can be switched to nevirapine XR 400 mg without a lead-in period.
11 Combining data across all treatment groups in the phase 2 trial demonstrated a trend for a higher rate of virological breakthrough in the BOC-treated patients without a lead-in, 9%, than in those who received lead-in treatment, 4%, (P = 0.06).
In the event they faced six, which Alastair Cook (eight not out) and Alex Hales (five not out) survived without alarm, England reaching 16 without loss, a lead of 18.
