21.   After two decades of Soviet occupation, civil war and Taliban oppression, Afghan leaders were freely expressing their political ambitions without the aid of guns.

22.   Afterward, however, the Hindu leader expressed private misgivings about Christian evangelization.

23.   Allied leaders expressed confidence that the cost would be manageable but commissioned a detailed study.

24.   Both leaders have expressed the hope that they might build personal rapport as the centerpiece to a relationship whose tensions are often handled through cabinet-level attention.

25.   Business leaders have expressed delight over recent signs that pro-embargo forces are starting to weaken.

26.   But associates said that he does not feel that Palestinian leaders were expressing sufficient outrage Sunday.

27.   Bush campaign officials liken the rising nervousness among party leaders to fears expressed last winter after Bush lost the New Hampshire primary to John McCain.

28.   But even as the leaders expressed confidence, U.S. and Russian officials played down expectations for the meeting.

29.   But House leaders have expressed interest in some kind of cap.

30.   But labor leaders privately expressed dismay that the lawyers had gone on strike without seeking support or advice from the municipal unions in advance.