Word: spearheaded
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...whom the Queen strolled, chatting pleasantly and shaking hands at an average of once every 15 seconds. Even a downpour of rain which sent many guests scuttling into the palace failed to deter her. Protected by an umbrella held by a lady-in-waiting, and preceded by a dignified spearhead of ice-breaking courtiers, Queen Elizabeth II went right on doing her democratic duty. "It is all "very interesting," murmured a general from the Soviet embassy. "I am here three times...
Europe, despite years of effort and the expenditure of billions of U.S. dollars, is still not defensible. France, drained by Indo-China, is in grave economic crisis. West Germany is still unarmed, still unable to defend itself against a Russian advance that might make a Communist military spearhead out of German men and industry...
...very tip of the spearhead, cocky, harddriving, but an expert tanker, rides Staff Sergeant Steve Cochran, a Southern mountain boy who speaks as if his mouth were always full of grits and corn pone. The story, makes what it can out of Cochran's constant friction with his men, who are predictably slow to recognize his true worth...
...thousands of Republican voters helped elect the first Demo cratic mayor in 67 years. In a kind of deathbed repentance, the once-invincible Republican machine had nominated the Rev. Daniel Poling, a famed Baptist clergyman, for the mayoralty. He was decisively beaten by Joseph S. Clark Jr. Richardson Dilworth, spearhead of the Democratic uprising, who was defeated for mayor four years ago after a vigorous campaign, was elected district attorney...
...wing offense was like a massed infantry attack. It was based on sheer power, with two-on-one blocking in the line to force short but sure gains. Caldwell's single-wing is still geared to the power block, but the whole attack is more like an armored spearhead, which concentrates its full weight for short spurts but always threatens to go the whole distance to the goal line...