front-runner in English

noun
1
the contestant that is leading in a race or other competition.
The former governor of a New England state is emerging as the Democrats front runner in the US presidential election race.

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1. The Bawbee -a front runner for Salmond's Scotland

2. Bob Dole, the front-runner, was not to be outdone.

3. 1 Bob Dole, the front-runner, was not to be outdone.

4. He is currently the front runner for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

5. 8 Bob Dole, the indisputable Republican front-runner, had an even bigger day.

6. 7 Polls show the front-runner in an election would be retired Gen.

7. 12 Bob Dole, the indisputable Republican front-runner, had an even bigger day.

8. 3 Phil Gramm finished in a dead heat with front-runner Bob Dole.

9. The new front runner is New Zealand, co-hosts of the inaugural 1987 World Cup.

10. 5 Continental Railways, was the front-runner in a four-way contest for the contract.

11. 18 Another focus of feminist debate has been Hilary Clinton, wife of the Democratic front-runner.

12. 6 Recall the dull front-runner, unloved but unavoidable, who plods ahead to victory in his place.

13. It is unclear who social conservatives would rally around if they wanted to kneecap the front - runner.

14. The Prime Minister said Manipur has also been a front-runner in the field of women empowerment.

15. He is a heavy backer and advisor to Governor Bill Clinton, front-runner for the Democrats' presidential nomination.

16. He initially trailed the front-runner, former finance minister and International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

17. Clinton emerged as the front-runner for the nomination after the first set of primaries in February 1992.

18. 19 This week a poll showed him in a dead heat with Mitt Romney, the Republican front-runner.

19. 16 He is a heavy backer and advisor to Governor Bill Clinton, front-runner for the Democrats' presidential nomination.

20. 4 When Gore was the Democratic front-runner for the presidential election, his satellite drew a sharply mixed reaction.

21. 9 Bob Dole none the less remains the front-runner in the race to win the Republican presidential nomination.

22. Bill Clinton was once again being boosted as the front-runner for the White House in the fall election.

23. 3 He is a heavy backer and advisor to Governor Bill Clinton, front-runner for the Democrats' presidential nomination.

24. 14 Bill Clinton was once again being boosted as the front-runner for the White House in the fall election.

25. 2 I find that the front-runner for the Labour leadership, after some nifty trade union footwork, is John Smith.

26. 30 His message about moderation and the middle class captured the attention of the press, which anointed him front-runner.

27. 20 His message about moderation and the middle class captured the attention of the press, which anointed him front-runner.

28. The publishing magnate is challenging front-runner Dole by attracting largely middle-class suburban voters seemingly alienated from the political process.

29. 17 Like several other candidates, Alexander also attacked Dole, the clear front-runner in the race,(www.Sentencedict.com) as the ultimate insider.

30. Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D), long seen as a front-runner for the post, has held a seat in the Assembly since 2012

31. 11 Eurocopter had been seen as the front-runner when Bell Helicopter complained about a lack of transparency in the selection process.

32. 10 The publishing magnate is challenging front-runner Dole by attracting largely middle-class suburban voters seemingly alienated from the political process.

33. 15 He had predicted he would win the Louisiana caucuses and be a strong runner-up to Dole, the front-runner, in Iowa.

34. 21 Nonetheless, in the vote by nearly 400 party lawmakers set for Monday, Mr. Kaieda, 62 years old, is seen as the front-runner.

35. Even though i haven’t seen the film, I Bluffingly predicted to a few colleagues that “Monuments Men” could become a front-runner, if not the winner

36. 13 As the front-runner of Chinese oil industry, DPAB has experienced two big restructures in 1998 and in 19 and the operational condition has changed dramatically.

37. 12 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton vowed on Thursday to lift President George W. Bush's restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

38. The prestigious Honorary Harlem Globetrotter Accolade recognizes an individual of extraordinary character and achievement who has made an everlasting mark on the world.: The United Nations has emerged as the front runner for winning the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize, according to media speculation in Norway, home of the prestigious Accolade.: The award is widely acknowledged as a leading Accolade …