21.   At its meeting, the USOC leadership took the next step toward an independent drug-testing agency.

22.   But since then, a new, democratic leadership has taken over in Belgrade.

23.   Federal Territory delegate, Abdul Latif Ibrahim, called on the party leadership to take steps to correct weaknesses in the party, especially in drawing public support.

24.   In the weeks before his disappearance, he circulated another open letter calling on the Communist Party leadership to take steps toward democracy.

25.   In the weeks before his disappearance, he circulated another open letter calling on the Communist Party leadership to take tentative steps toward democracy.

26.   Since Savimbi had chosen to remove himself from the peace process, Coehlo Da Cruz said a new UNITA leadership had taken his place.

27.   That enabled the new leadership to take control of some state-run enterprises, the National Bank and the customs bureau.

28.   The conservative leadership quickly took action against Jacques Blanc, the Union for French Democracy leader who won in Languedoc-Roussillon.

29.   The conservative leadership quickly took action against the three presidents from the Union for French Democracy who won regional leaderships.

30.   The Havana leadership clearly is taking a calculated risk that this may encourage dissent.