outstanding leader

collocation in English

meaningsofoutstandingandleader

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outstanding
adjective
uk
/ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/us
/ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/
clearly very much better than what ...
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leader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.dər/us
/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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(Definition ofoutstandingandleaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They have anoutstandingleader, but they have been buffeted by internal and external enemies whose strength has often been underestimated.
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He was theoutstandingleaderin the programme for the promised land which unhappily he was not able to reach himself.
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May we not hope that history will prove him to be, as he appears to us to-day to be, anoutstandingleaderand a farsighted reformer?
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He was anoutstandingleaderin the fields of forensic medicine, serology, and immunogenetics.
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From an early age, he was known as anoutstandingleaderand gifted speaker.
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Francois was anoutstandingleader, clear-headed, precise, confident.
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This elicited a storm of protest from her fellow judges, who believed her to be anoutstandingleader and who were therefore willing to overlook her responsibility for the debacle.
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We must, for the sake of future generations, have a few outstanding leaders, a few institutions that are blazing the trail of the future.
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They are both outstanding leaders of their people; they are both leaders of their respective tribes.
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We must, for the sake of future generations, have a few outstanding leaders, a few institutions that are blazing the trails of the future.
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They have been outstanding leaders in this subject.
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In any county council or other local health authority one has one's outstanding leaders, and they all have different orientations.
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It has numbered among its population outstanding leaders in religion and education, jurists, statesmen, soldiers, authors, and agriculturists.
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Its staff has always included outstanding leaders in the social sciences.
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Recipient of this international award to recognize 100 outstanding leaders in social entrepreneurship worldwide.
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Outstanding leaders display a high degree of faith in themselves and in the attainment of the vision they articulate.
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To persuade followers to accept and implement change, outstanding leaders engage in frame alignment.
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Since its early beginnings, the battalion had a high standard of conduct on the battlefield and was commanded by outstanding leaders.
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The membership is made of dentists who are among the most outstanding leaders in various fields of dentistry.
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Its mission is to help develop and recognize outstanding leaders and role models in public relations.
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