Collocations withlead
These are words often used in combination withlead.
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female lead
Haco, who assumed the conventionally 'disempowering' image of female lead-vocalist in an otherwise disproportionately male group of musicians, was in fact the key composer and a technically trained engineer.
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lead actress
The drama troupe soon faces trouble without a lead actress.
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lead alloy
Casting or cutting and machining lead to the treatment to proceed while customised lead alloy shields are being prepared.
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lead contamination
Glazed pottery, plastics, solders, and fillers used in the alkaline piping found in some modern plumbing installations have all, at various times, been implicated in lead contamination.
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lead exposure
Both are plausible because they (like high maternal lead exposure) can cause hyperactive behavior in experimental animals.
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lead plumbing
Where treatment is inappropriate or proves ineffective, replacement of lead plumbing may be called for.
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lead single
The album's mononymous lead single has lyrics that regard global conflicts with a plea for peace and resistance.
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lead vocals
The best way to put students on the right track is to make them listen to some early examples of double-tracked lead vocals.
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male lead
In both bands, a male lead guitarist or bassist had constructed their musical identity, and female performers took secondary roles.
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molten lead
The high energy proton beam impacts a molten lead target inside the core, chipping or spallating neutrons from the lead nuclei.
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promising lead
At this juncture, the research has yielded some promising leads on neurodevelopmental processes that subserve behavioral changes in adolescence.
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