21.   A free press and an independent judiciary are the stabilizers that keep liberal democracies from being capsized by leaders like Mitterrand and Kohl.

22.   Abolitionist religious leaders like Henry Ward Beecher helped end slavery in this country.

23.   Academic leaders like Harvard President Neil Rudenstine and MIT President Charles Vest have issued similar warnings.

24.   According to British officials, it should also mean strong support for leaders like Trimble, who are tentatively sticking their necks out.

25.   Afghan opposition leaders like Zarian are Pashtun, and not close allies of the Northern Alliance, which is led by members of the minority Tajiks and Uzbeks.

26.   Again, Clinton was asked whether international leaders like Kim were accepting his explanation of the peculiarly unsettled U.S. presidential race.

27.   But actions of admired leaders like Gates and Clinton can do damage far beyond their own reputations.

28.   But educational leaders like Oliva of NYU argue that a global perspective is vital to the international community.

29.   But even if this is the goal, analysts say, OPEC leaders like Saudi Arabia do not want oil prices to climb too quickly.

30.   But in spite of the pressure, leaders like Xhaferi say, they are becoming more assertive.