1.   He is the embattled president of a university seeking to raise its stature on the higher education landscape.

2.   The embattled president had to resign.

3.   The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.

4.   An embattled president went to unusual lengths to put his spin on events.

5.   A key witness on the schedule is the embattled former president of the Javits Center, Fabian Palomino.

6.   A mere invitation to Clinton could pose a potential no-win situation for the embattled president.

7.   A suddenly embattled president delivered a State of the Union address filled with optimism to a Congress and nation uncertain whether he can retain the political strength to govern.

8.   Almost no one believed the embattled president could fulfill his prophesy.

9.   But attacks by the embattled president and his associates against perceived foes have become more scattershot since the surrender of Guillermo Pallomari to U.S. authorities in late August.

10.   For an embattled president, however, it is a lot more promising than continuing to err on the side of caution.