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freshair313
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 Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: lead the table |
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Could you please tell me what's the meaning of "lead the table". It's comes from the sentence below.
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| Oil and petrochemical giant Sinopec Corp topped the list of the Top 500 with an operating revenue of 823 billion yuan (US$102.9 billion) and a profit of 21.9 billion yuan (US$2.7 billion), up about 30 per cent and 108 per cent over 2004. The company also led the table the previous year. |
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CP
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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"To lead the table" is not a very common expression. You're more likely to hear "to lead the field" or "to lead the pack." That's what is meant here, I'm sure. In 2005, Sinopec led the field with the highest revenues and the highest profits of all, just like the previous year.
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freshair313
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| Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you for your kind help! |
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