51.   It is a dangerous course politically, with the potential to breed unrest, but senior leaders seem to agree that they have no alternative.

52.   Its leader seems to place higher priority on a lucrative sale to China of Awacs spy planes equipped with the most sophisticated Israeli-developed technology.

53.   Led by Taylor, however, some faction leaders seem to be hedging their bets over the election by resisting such reforms.

54.   Leaders seem to support allocating money on a per-pupil basis, as has been recommended by Lisa Graham Keegan, the state schools superintendent.

55.   Local law enforcement leaders seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

56.   Leaders seemed nonplussed by the disagreement between France and the United States.

57.   Not even their leaders seem to know where they are headed.

58.   Now the team leaders seem to be evolving more organically.

59.   Now both leaders seem to have recognized that a negotiated peace is still the best course.

60.   On Thursday, the two unionist leaders seemed careful not to do anything that could be attacked as triumphalism.