Example sentences of "[be] in the forefront [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stressed that Columbus had brought the " precious seed of faith " to the Americas , which he characterized as one of " the greatest events in history " , and that the Church had also been in the forefront of efforts to curb the abuses of the colonists . |
| 2 | As with sign language research , Scandinavia and the USA have been in the forefront of developments , though each draws on different traditions , the first for the recognition of language difference needs , the second for the equalisation of society and integration of minority groups . |
| 3 | They had been in the forefront of developments since the late 1940s , progressing far beyond what other states , for varying reasons , were prepared to accept . |
| 4 | The Town and Country Planning Association has been in the forefront of plans to promote a change in government policy on the North-South Divide . |
| 5 | Those proposals are now being developed and the United Kingdom has been in the forefront of police co-operation in Europe to combat the growing evil of international crime . |
| 6 | The implications of family life and upbringing in the sexual development of the individual have been in the forefront of considerations throughout this book . |
| 7 | Black artists , photographers , film makers and cultural critics have been in the forefront of demands and attempts to break the bounds of an aesthetic of ‘ positive images ’ . |
| 8 | He was in the forefront of experiments in mining technology , and an advocate of improved safety lamps , shaft detaching hooks , and coal-cutting machinery . |
| 9 | So the Local Authority was in the forefront of efforts to make Local Management a success . |