1.   The leader announced at the beginning that complete freedom of speech was allowed but speeches must be kept short.

2.   Union leaders announced that they would, after all, take part in the national conference.

3.   Lithuanian leaders had announced they would draw back from the rush to independence.

4.   Union leaders announced that they would resist the plan, and employers forecast increased redundancies.

5.   Meanwhile, FPI leaders announced that they would challenge the results in court.

6.   Anti-tobacco leaders today announced their opposition to any settlement between tobacco companies and state attorneys general that includes a grant of immunity from future lawsuits.

7.   Asserting that the land is the property of an Islamic trust, Muslim leaders announced plans to build a sprawling mosque there.

8.   At the news conference in East Orange, Haitian community leaders announced the formation of the Pierre Moise Trust Fund.

9.   A cheer rose from the throng of monks gathered at the gates of Parliament when their priestly leaders announced that the vote had been postponed.

10.   A day after the Nablus attack, Israeli leaders announced their intent to keep using assassinations as a weapon against terrorism.