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set the pace1Be the fastest runner in the early part of a race: Nolan set the pace over the cross-country course...- But it was Van den Hoogenband, the oldest man in the race, who set the pace, pulling a few inches ahead of the Australian as they neared the end of the first 50 metres and touching in 24.44sec.
- The winner set the pace while racing a bit off the rail early, then was moved inside in the final turn.
- In the women's race, first-leg runner Eyerusalem Kuma set the pace for the Ethiopians, who cruised to victory in 2: 11: 54.
1.1Lead the way in doing something: space movies have set the pace for the development of special effects...- The group repeats a chorus or claps while a lead singer or drummer sets the pace.
- Hong Kong action movies have been setting the pace for the rest of the world for more than a decade.
- Why should we let a man who has never led a strike in his life set the pace of our dispute?
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