1.   Communist leaders struggled to rule over increasingly restive populations.

2.   And as political leaders have struggled to evolve from mortal enemies to respectful opponents, the process seemed to founder on a generation of distrust.

3.   And House leaders are also struggling to pass spending bills that require deep cuts in domestic spending.

4.   As U.S. leaders struggle with the fate of the dollar, companies involved in international business are watching currency markets closely.

5.   Across Britain, as in most other European countries, local leaders are struggling to keep a lid on the simmering tensions.

6.   Even Colonial political leaders struggled to avoid war while asserting their independence.

7.   Executive recruiters say companies are turning to experienced, gray-haired leaders as many struggle for the first time with layoffs, angry shareholders and a bear market.

8.   From the beginning, Western leaders struggled to split the difference between abandoning Bosnia to its fate and warring with the Serbs.

9.   House Republican leaders struggled mightily Wednesday to muster enough votes in their own caucus to pass a huge and irresponsible tax cut.

10.   In the Senate, leaders struggled to craft a transportation plan that would attract enough votes.