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Spearhead
Definition:
(n.) The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
Example Sentences:
(1) He added: "There is a rigorous review process of applications submitted by the executive branch, spearheaded initially by five judicial branch lawyers who are national security experts and then by the judges, to ensure that the court's authorizations comport with what the applicable statutes authorize."
(2) The case, which had been going on for four years, became a cause celebre, one of a number that were used to spearhead a campaign for change to the libel laws by campaigners for freedom of speech.
(3) The court heard that Criado-Perez, who spearheaded the campaign, received a barrage of abuse on Twitter.
(4) Ten hospitals, which between them employ 55,000 people, will spearhead the move.
(5) Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe outlined his long-awaited growth strategy on Tuesday spearheaded by promises of expanded childcare to bring more women into the workforce and an investment boom.
(6) You're the spearhead, the army has invested years in you, now I want you to bring me dead terrorists."
(7) Nightingale admitted the offences last year and was detained for 18 months, but following a well-organised campaign spearheaded by his wife the sentence was reduced and the conviction quashed because of the way the case had been handled by the court.
(8) According to sources, the international coalition that has been spearheading the fight against the pirates drew up contingency plans in the summer of 2010, and again last year, for what was termed "over the beach" air strikes against Somali camps.
(9) Because of the pastoral traditions of veterinary medicine and the accompanying privilege of an intimate link with agricultural community life, veterinary public health and animal health workers are in and ideal strategic position to spearhead community organization and education across a much broader spectrum of health issues.
(10) An immigration system that works for Britain would ensure that the right to decide who comes to the country resides with the government.” A points-based system applying to migrants from across the world was first suggested by Ukip and quickly championed by the leave campaign, spearheaded by the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson.
(11) When Google bought Boston Dynamics, it was in the midst of an acquisition spree spearheaded by Andy Rubin, the former head of Android.
(12) That is a great frustration.” Compton has been tasked with spearheading the BBC’s switch to digital-first, using video, mobile and online to reach a 15- to 24-year-old audience who are switching off the radio in their droves.
(13) A high-level Chinese official is being investigated for "breaching party discipline" just weeks after he was promoted to one of the country's most powerful ruling bodies, potentially underscoring the gravity of a new anti-corruption drive spearheaded by China's new top leadership.
(14) There was hope that this could progress with the recent US-led talks which were underpinned by a hugely ambitious economic plan spearheaded by Mr Blair.
(15) There is nothing precise about intelligence that results in the deaths of 28 unknown people, including women and children, for every ‘bad guy’ the US goes after,” said Reprieve’s Jennifer Gibson, who spearheaded the group’s study.
(16) The Ottawa police service, in the face of government reluctance to fund drug treatment centres for young people, spearheaded a fundraising campaign to raise the money themselves, White said.
(17) Sergei Udaltsov, a 35-year-old radical leftwinger who has helped spearhead the mass protests that have rocked Moscow since late last year, is being investigated for provoking mass unrest around Russia , said Russia's investigative committee, an agency similar to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(18) The type and size of the spearhead as well as its direction and severity of the impact were reflected in the degree of visceral damage.
(19) Other artefacts from the site include an exquisitely carved mammoth ivory spearhead.
(20) The amendment – based on a bill spearheaded by Harry Fletcher, criminal justice expert and founder of the Digital-Trust charity which campaigns against online abuse, and the Plaid Cymru MP and anti-stalking campaigner Elfyn Llwyd – will be tabled by crossbench peers in the House of Lords this month.