| leading candidate | 64.12 | Carter is a leading candidate for MVP honors. | ||
| leading role | 39.76 | Alan Bates took the leading role. | ||
| leading scorer | 27.25 | Leading scorer for North Carolina. | ||
| leading cause | 25.48 | Football is a leading cause. | ||
| leading member | 23.90 | Two leading SLORC members, Vice-Adml. | ||
| leading contender | 23.44 | There are three leading Tory contenders. | ||
| leading figure | 21.13 | I opened fire on the leading figure. | ||
| leading opposition | 19.09 | For years, Draskovic was a leading opposition figure. | ||
| leading politician | 16.26 | Leading politicians oppose it. | ||
| leading company | 13.69 | And Ariba is a leading company in business-to-business. | ||
| leading man | 13.50 | Leading men? | ||
| leading newspaper | 13.23 | Leading newspaper says Samper should resign. | ||
| leading maker | 12.57 | Casio is a leading maker of digital watches. | ||
| leading nation | 12.05 | Saudi Arabia is the leading GCC nation. | ||
| leading indicator | 11.72 | It was hardly the typical leading indicator. | ||
| leading player | 9.68 | She is, after all, the leading player. | ||
| leading producer | 9.68 | Spain is the leading producer. | ||
| leading official | 9.61 | Khelifa was a leading GIA official in the Algiers region. | ||
| leading group | 7.90 | He is in his fifth year of leading groups. | ||
| leading business | 7.83 | Some leading Caribbean businesses are investing in Cuba. |