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LEAD [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Environment
OBS

LEAD International (LEAD) is a charitable company created in response to the 1992 Earth Summit. Its mission is to identify and train a new generation of leaders, from different sectors of society throughout the world, in leadership skills and sustainable development. LEAD International (LEAD) was incorporated on 21 September 2000 as a company limited by a guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. On 13 September 2005 the company changed its name from Leadership for Environment and Development (UK) to LEAD International to reflect the company's new role as the secretariat for its network of Fellows around the world.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Environnement
OBS

... a été créé en 1991 par un groupe international de personnes intéressées à relever le défi du développement durable.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Press (News and Journalism)
CONT

The lead is the first few paragraphs of any story. ... A sufficient lead often can stand by itself as a short story....

CONT

[The] first two or three paragraphs [are] known collectively as the lead.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Presse écrite
DEF

Premier paragraphe d'une dépêche ou d'un article, qui résume l'essentiel de sa substance informative. Le terme français chapeau a un sens plus large.

Spanish

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