Similar words: runner, forerunner, roadrunner, runnel, unnerve, nunnery, unnerving, front. Meaning: n. a competitor thought likely to win.
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1 Bob Dole, the front-runner, was not to be outdone.
2 I find that the front-runner for the Labour leadership, after some nifty trade union footwork, is John Smith.
3 Phil Gramm finished in a dead heat with front-runner Bob Dole.
4 When Gore was the Democratic front-runner for the presidential election, his satellite drew a sharply mixed reaction.
5 Continental Railways, was the front-runner in a four-way contest for the contract.
6 Recall the dull front-runner, unloved but unavoidable, who plods ahead to victory in his place.
7 Polls show the front-runner in an election would be retired Gen.
8 Bob Dole, the indisputable Republican front-runner, had an even bigger day.
9 Bob Dole none the less remains the front-runner in the race to win the Republican presidential nomination.
10 The publishing magnate is challenging front-runner Dole by attracting largely middle-class suburban voters seemingly alienated from the political process.
11 Eurocopter had been seen as the front-runner when Bell Helicopter complained about a lack of transparency in the selection process.
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.
13 As the front-runner of Chinese oil industry, DPAB has experienced two big restructures in 1998 and in 1999, and the operational condition has changed dramatically.
14 Bill Clinton was once again being boosted as the front-runner for the White House in the fall election.
15 He had predicted he would win the Louisiana caucuses and be a strong runner-up to Dole, the front-runner, in Iowa.
16 He is a heavy backer and advisor to Governor Bill Clinton, front-runner for the Democrats' presidential nomination.
17 Like several other candidates, Alexander also attacked Dole, the clear front-runner in the race,(www.Sentencedict.com) as the ultimate insider.
18 Another focus of feminist debate has been Hilary Clinton, wife of the Democratic front-runner.
19 This week a poll showed him in a dead heat with Mitt Romney, the Republican front-runner.
20 His message about moderation and the middle class captured the attention of the press, which anointed him front-runner.
21 Nonetheless, in the vote by nearly 400 party lawmakers set for Monday, Mr. Kaieda, 62 years old, is seen as the front-runner.
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