1.   The Labour leadership has taken a typically defensive position on the politics of the war.

2.   As the newly shuffled leadership takes over, Chinese and foreign observers are wondering about the possible effect on the Congress and its evolving role.

3.   But even strong leadership can take a government only so far.

4.   Feeling threatened, the traditional regional leadership took control of the organization, alienating and finally driving out the young woman who ran the Web site.

5.   For important votes, though, the leadership clearly took pains to get its priorities in order.

6.   Good things began happening to him as soon as the new leadership took over.

7.   If a more radical Palestinian leadership takes control, Barak said, Israel will take even stronger military action than it is taking now.

8.   It started to become less fun several years ago, when the national leadership took up the issue of excluding gays from Scouting.

9.   Last week, New York Congressman Michael Forbes switched from Republican to Democrat, saying leadership has taken his former party to extremes.

10.   Of course, leadership takes part of the blame for allowing the rowdy environment to exist.