to the fore

At, in, or toward a position of emphasis, prominence, or importance; to the forefront. Discrepancies in the yearly budget report brought questions of corruption to the fore. The tennis legend came to the fore when she was just 15 years old.

to the fore

In, into, or toward a position of prominence, as in A new virtuoso pianist has come to the fore. [First half of 1800s]

to the fore

In, into, or toward a position of prominence: A new virtuoso has come to the fore.

See also: fore, to

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I did not see the emphasis on placing women to the fore when he stood down voluntarily to allow Jack Dromey, husband of Harriet Harman, to be foisted on the constituents of Erdington in one of the country's safest seats.

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"It brought the issues to the fore," Jim Allen told the Indianapolis Star.

Who says protests don't work? (On the Line)

The issue of identity flagged in the volume's title comes especially to the fore in the essays on medieval architecture.

Architecture and Language: Constructing Identity in European Architecture, c. 1000-c. 1650. (Reviews)

This perspective not only brings workers and women to the fore, but also helps establish Cleveland' s African-American migrants as actors making deliberate choices to better their own lives rather than as merely objects acted upon by the push-pull factors so often discussed in relation to migration.

AlabamaNorth: African-American Migrants, Community and Working-Class Activism in Cleveland, 1915-45

"I have to make sure we don't get carried away when we win a game and don't get too disheartened or involved in the doom and gloom that comes to the fore when we suffer a defeat.

I've seen the fight

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