“Sports franchises are very, very small potatoes,” Leeds said.
L.A. Hopes to Ignite Economic Growth by Building Tenantless Football Stadium|Miranda Green|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Leeds looked to Chicago as proof that sports teams are “a consumption good not an investment good.”
L.A. Hopes to Ignite Economic Growth by Building Tenantless Football Stadium|Miranda Green|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Leeds is so called from an old person called Leed or Lloyd, of whom the great city is now the only memorial.
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3|Augustus J. C. Hare
For me, on this occasion, Leeds was 'apparelled in celestial light.'
Ellen Terry and Her Sisters|T. Edgar Pemberton
At Rothwell, near Leeds, an old sexton is buried in the church porch.
Curious Epitaphs|William Andrews
The town of Leeds on the banks of the Rappahannock River was a thriving center of trade and shipping in colonial days.
The Stronghold|Miriam Haynie
Bradford and Halifax and Leeds would once again be fair and clean.
Brought Forward|R. B. Cunninghame Graham
British Dictionary definitions for Leeds (1 of 2)
Leeds1
/ (liːdz) /
noun
a city in N England, in Leeds unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire: linked with Liverpool and Goole by canals; a former centre of the clothing industry; two universities (1904, 1992). Pop: 443 247 (2001)
a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 715 200 (2003 est). Area: 562 sq km (217 sq miles)