11.   But the word is considered today to be a pejorative term for an Indian woman, and many Native American leaders have pushed to eliminate it.

12.   But with growth slowing and unemployment rising, many leaders are pushing to relax the requirements.

13.   Christian leaders had been pushing for information on Lebanese political prisoners in Syrian jails, believing that most were Christian.

14.   Civil rights leaders pushed the local, state and federal governments to action.

15.   Conference leaders obviously are pushing to brighten the tinge of depression.

16.   During that brief period, when liberals within the party held sway, political leaders were pushing reforms on a still thoroughly Communist society.

17.   Even after the subsequent gunshot attack on an abortion clinic in Virginia, two Republican congressional leaders pushed the budgetary excuse vigorously.

18.   GOP congressional leaders pushed through a measure to reopen the avenue but were stymied by a presidential veto.

19.   GOP leaders are pushing for such items as relief from a marriage tax penalty and repealing the Social Security earnings limit, which the House recently passed.

20.   House Republican leaders have been pushing for an early resolution of the matter.