Lead Up

He said CPR training will be offered to runners in the lead-up to the Boston Marathon in April. ❋ Katherine Hobson (2012)

The Bush State Department, at Colin Powell's command, did successfully pass a series of UNSC resolutions in the lead-up to the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. ❋ Ryan Berger (2011)

In the lead-up to this hearing, I found it shocking and sad that the mainstream media accepted CAIR's accusations as if it were a legitimate organization. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The lead-up to the ceremony was no less inspiring than the ridiculous ceremony, which I was glad to see Jim and Pam both reveled in while harboring their secret. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Instead, the lead-up to the big day - when protesters plan to demand a better government, not a new one - has been defined by anxiety and the increasingly familiar features of Maliki's bare-knuckle governing style. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When Garmin announced in the lead-up to the Mobile World Congress an ongoing deal with Asus to build its long-anticipated Nuvifone GPS phone line, you could practically hear the wincing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jacobs talked about seeing that clip in the lead-up to the Super Bowl and Sunday night, as he carried his son Quinn back onto the field, he captured another key to this season: the pursuit of perfection. ❋ Aditi Kinkhabwala (2012)

In the lead-up to the World Day Against Child Labor on June 12, the ILO is calling for urgent action to halt this risky practice. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Earlier in the week, in the lead-up to the finale, Winfrey brought in top Hollywood celebrities to share the stage. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Sanofi has been meeting with Genzyme shareholders to lobby them in the lead-up to its hostile offer. ❋ Gina Chon (2010)

But supporters of the bill say it was simply too controversial in the lead-up to the mid-term elections. ❋ Jane Black (2010)

If this speech truly serves as a framework for how the administration will govern in the lead-up to 2012 -- and if these new lines in the sand turn out to be real -- then I'll be overjoyed to retroactively withdraw my uneasy reaction to it. ❋ Arianna Huffington (2011)

It pained me during the lead-up to Iraq to hear how many people around me thought Saddam was responsible for 9/11. ❋ Unknown (2010)

IEC officials acknowledged in the lead-up to elections that fraud tainted last year's vote, but promised to do better this year, saying they learned from their mistakes. ❋ Maria Abi-Habib (2010)

"She just wasn't [feeling it]. So I had to give her a Lead Up The Cornhole. [She screamed] for ages afterwards." "FML. He gave me a Lead Up The Cornhole last night ['cos] I wouldn't orgasm." ❋ Jack-fryjack (2010)

[Barry White] got dat lead up!!! ❋ Yotasprings (2016)