in pole position

However, Milan are now believed to be sitting in pole position to lure the attacker away from his current club.

So, far from being on the brink of another quagmire, Libya is in fact in pole position compared with other countries in the region.

"The day that the Shanghai exchange opens up though, we'll be in pole position, " said Guilherme Cavalcanti, Vale's chief financial officer.

Germany is in pole position in several fast growing "green tech" areas, including renewable energy and automotive efficiency.

The out-of-contract hitman is being chased by a host of clubs, but Juve are in pole position.

The Milan club will be in pole position to net the player if Roma fail in their appeal to get their transfer ban cancelled or suspended.

Dealmakers believe Bain is in pole position, given its close relationship with Huawei.

Massimo Oddo is in pole position to join Milan given the likelihood that both Jaap Stam and Marcos Cafu will leave in the summer.

So in 2003, when Chinese law was changed to allow foreign universities to set up, Nottingham was in pole position.

Mrs Clinton is also in pole position to win the next big primary, in Pennsylvania on April 22nd.

The 21-year-old Cuban maintains, however, that Liu will be in pole position come the Beijing Games.

With a market share of 27. 2 per cent last year, Japanese brands were in pole position.