spearheaded

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All workers compete with each other, and if wages in industry A are far lower than in other industries, workers -- spearheaded by young workers starting their careers -- would leave or refuse to enter industry A and move to other firms or industries where the wage rate is higher.

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  1. noun The sharpened head of a spear.
  2. noun The leading forces in a military thrust.
  3. noun The driving force in a given action, endeavor, or movement.

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  • A world campaign to stamp out the sexual exploitation of women and children, now being spearheaded by a former Springbok rugby captain, is making a major impact on a crime threatening to escalate out of control.
  • Rancho Cucamonga developer Jeff Burum, who spearheaded the creation of a public-private partnership to solve Inland Southern California's massive foreclosure problem, no longer has ties with the organization. —  PE Angels Baseball
  • Efforts to pursue this national interest are spearheaded by USAID, which has effective programs focused on primary education, family health (including family planning), women's and children's health, and combating sexually transmitted diseases, especially the spread of HIV.
  • This demo - from Pattie Maes 'lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry - was the buzz of TED —  Sue's Place
  • This ambitious rebirth of what was once West Philly nuisance club Koko Bongo is being spearheaded by owners Ned Taddei and Patrick Hughes and exec chef Ross Essner (formerly of Django, and more recently the Taproom on 19th).
 

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