1.   She accepted the mantle of leadership.

2.   Any Arab state that accepted this mantle would have become a base of confrontation with Israel and would have run the risk of war.

3.   Accept the mantle you impose upon yourself.

4.   But he accepted the mantle of Symbol with the same gracious ease he brought to his game.

5.   Cardenas now seems resigned to accepting the mantle of elder statesman.

6.   He has accepted this mantle with good grace.

7.   Now, he is at it again, telling audiences how he has grown and is ready to accept the mantle of leadership.

8.   The Texas governor, avoiding any appearance of gloating, was somber as he accepted the mantle of power.