1.   He was among the first to offer his warmest congratulations to the victorious Mr Clinton and since then the two leaders have spoken a number of times by telephone.

2.   And many of its intellectuals are loath to tinker with a language already so devilishly convoluted that even Russian leaders seldom speak it well.

3.   Both leaders spoke after meetings with Bush at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland.

4.   Both leaders spoke in front of a crowd of reporters from Japan, Peru and Canada during a news conference.

5.   A parent might complain about how health care was administered, for example, or might contend that a leader spoke too harshly to a child.

6.   Administration officials said Sunday that President Clinton called King Fahd on Saturday, and that the two leaders spoke for seven minutes.

7.   All last week, congressional leaders spoke about the need to seek consensus and reduce rancor.

8.   Bush and his aides described the meeting with Abdullah as warm and personal and said the two leaders spoke about family and faith.

9.   But for all their weaknesses at home, the eight leaders still speak for their countries.

10.   Community leaders speak warmly of his frequent appearances at housing meetings, schools and congregations.