41.   Chinese leaders have responded by attempting to put distance between the central government and state-owned enterprises involved in futures trading.

42.   Chinese leaders have responded with programs to improve social welfare, campaigns to promote communist thrift and a police crackdown on migrants without work.

43.   Church leaders responded by removing him from his post.

44.   Chinese leaders have responded by upping spending to hike growth and by trying to boost domestic demand to counter weakening exports.

45.   Critics, led by victims of pedophile priests, say Catholic leaders are responding grudgingly and with the preservation of their own position principally in mind.

46.   Democratic leaders responded sharply from an elementary school classroom in suburban Virginia.

47.   Government spokesman Uwe-Karsten Heye did not indicate how the leaders would respond.

48.   Indonesian leaders responded by calling him an interfering bully.

49.   Israeli leaders responded that the peace process will halt unless the PLO removes the clauses unconditionally as promised.

50.   Israel opposition leaders responded angrily, saying the government was dealing a harsh blow to the families of the Israeli victims of attacks planned by the three.