1.   He noted, too, that China is in the midst of a leadership transition.

2.   If an anti-corruption purge gathers momentum, it may threaten party stability at a sensitive and potentially fractious moment in the leadership transition.

3.   The company is also in a leadership transition.

4.   Parliament endorsed a new government Wednesday under Premier Victor Ciorbea, completing a leadership transition that has relegated former prominent Communists to the opposition.

5.   But foremost on the minds of committee members, it appeared, was a desire to get the CIA leadership transition under way as quickly as possible.

6.   Chen himself has recently noted that Beijing might be too preoccupied with an upcoming leadership transition in the government and Communist Party.

7.   Committee members appeared eager to get the CIA leadership transition under way as quickly as possible.

8.   Difficulties in the leadership transition from the aging Deng Xiaoping could persist for years, Baucus said.

9.   Parliament on Wednesday endorsed a new government under Premier Victor Ciorbea, completing a leadership transition that has relegated former prominent Communists to the opposition.

10.   The shareholders meeting signaled the leadership transition at Big Blue.