At moments of individual or community mourning, for instance, church authorities still often take a leading role.

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Blu's Italian shareholders, which include Mediaset and Autostrade, controlled by the Benetton group, blamed BT for failing to take a leading role in the bidding.

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The point is will the U.S. take a leading role?

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She'll also take a leading role in an ongoing Oxygen survey that examines how women view politics, the financial world, their roles in society, their personal lives and the new media.

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"As a trust we are continuing to take a leading role in working with the strategic health authority, local primary care trusts and other providers to improve partnership working and commissioning services, " he said.

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You have the chance to take on greater responsibilities on the global stage while playing a leading role in this hugely important part of the world.

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It has a key role in building the Channel Tunnel fast rail link and it is also a leading contender to take over the infrastructure contract for London Underground.

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So it will require a private and public sector partnership with business having to take the leading role.

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It's just one example of how Patrick Fitzgerald isn't letting his role as a special prosecutor investigating the White House take anything away from his day job, leading the third-largest US attorney's office in the nation.

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