81. At moments he appears too wrapped up in his vision of himself as a world leader to fight an effective campaign. 82. At summit meetings with world leaders, his accent would be noticeable to the British and Americans, but probably less so to the French, Germans or Japanese. 83. Astronauts grin, world leaders grin, Titanic survivors grin. 84. At the largest assembly ever of world leaders, they rattled through five-minute forgettable speeches and promised fine things they will soon forget. 85. At the same time, Chavez formed tight bonds with world leaders unpalatable to the United States, the main buyer of Venezuelan oil. 86. At the U.N. summit meeting in New York last month, world leaders gave the recommended changes an unusually strong endorsement. 87. At the same time, political vacuums have opened in the major powers, reducing the ability of world leaders to respond. 88. Athlete of the century, artist of the decade, nation of the millennium, world leader of all-time, you name it. 89. Back at Rio, many environmentalists took heart that world leaders seemed to be paying attention, if only long enough to pay lip service to their concerns. 90. Before a meeting with world leaders, Shultz recalled, staff members were assigned to play French President Francois Mitterand, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and others. |