1.   But this cautious, adroit, enigmatic leader seemed for long to be very much what the nation and the times required.

2.   Truly great leaders such as Oppenheimer seem to incarnate the dream and become one with it.

3.   Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.

4.   The Jordanian leader seemed amenable to attending a conference.

5.   And Republican congressional leaders seem eager to see President Bush take some steps, at the very least, in that direction.

6.   And the labor leaders seemed to meet nonstop with real workers during their convention, which ended Thursday.

7.   And the militia leaders themselves seemed to be realizing that their giddy, runaway forces represented a major problem.

8.   And right now, that veteran legislative leader seems to have the edge.

9.   As Barak has taken cues from the outside world, world leaders seem to be pulling for Barak.

10.   Asian leaders seem ready to cite colonial rule to refute European allegations of human rights abuses.