11.   And a tireless leader can make a whole populace feel spent.

12.   And hard-nosed business leaders do not make investments year after year unless there is a return.

13.   And indeed, European leaders had made no such request.

14.   And so, at a time of growing concern among Germans about their future well-being in an integrated Europe, the German leader made his pitch once again Monday.

15.   Arafat also recognizes that only the two top leaders can make the decisions necessary for peace.

16.   As an olive branch to Democrats in this go-around, Republican leaders made this two-week extension unconditional.

17.   Asian leaders made the same appeal at their summit meeting here with President Clinton last November.

18.   At a meeting in December, European leaders made Turkey an official candidate for membership.

19.   At the church rally in Cleveland, black leaders made clear they were not trying to distance themselves from Clinton.

20.   At the moment Kitzhaber and Ryan are among the most closely watched potential recruits, and party leaders have already made their best pitches to them.