1.  Samit is the leading force behind the Net-A-Thon, an on-line cross between a telethon and a charity silent auction.

2.  All references to Frelimo as the leading force of the state and society were deleted.

3.  In process of modernisation, science and technology are the leading force.

4.  Black soot from industrial smoke, for example, may turn out to be a leading warming force.

5.  Bush, son of the former president, is seen as a leading force in the Republican Party and a candidate with broad appeal among moderates and minorities.

6.  But he retained his Chattanooga ties and became the leading force for preserving historic battlefields at Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.

7.  DeLay was the leading force behind Republican efforts to push forward against the president.

8.  In the current welfare debate, the Catholic bishops have been a leading force in arguing for greater sensitivity to the needs of children and the poor.

9.  Matsushita said exports of electronic components, a leading force for the recovery, have been losing steam because of shrinking demand from overseas.

10.  Mass Mutual is the leading force in the push for legislation here.