1.   Many political leaders have expressed their desire for peace.

2.   The Israeli leader expressed his support for the U.S. plan.

3.   When he retired, several civil rights leaders expressed regret.

4.   Caribbean Community leaders expressed concern that NAFTA would diminish the benefits which the region had obtained under the Caribbean Basin Initiative with the USA.

5.   Indian and Inuit leaders expressed anger over the result of the referendum.

6.   Panama and Costa Rica had yet to ratify the SICA protocol, but their government leaders expressed their determination to participate.

7.   Although legislators have become increasingly vocal in their doubts about the plan, legislative leaders still express confidence that the package will win approval.

8.   American business leaders expressed relief Thursday that the measure passed, and insisted that US jobs will never be lost en masse to China.

9.   Arab leaders expressed relief over the agreement that appears to have averted the threat of a military confrontation.

10.   As information trickled in, government and business leaders expressed concern mixed with optimism.