1.  The inadequacy and treachery of the old leaderships of the working class have made the need all the more imperative.

2.  His stated determination to make the House an open, responsive institution contrasted refreshingly with the business-as-usual approach of the old leadership.

3.  New rules, new political styles and the passing of legislative generations hobbled the power of the old congressional leadership cadres.

4.  The old Democratic leadership left the issue until late in the session, knowing it would wither.

5.  The Republican leadership, much like the old House Democratic leadership, seems quite content with the status quo.

6.  This initiative never would have gone as far under the old leadership.

7.  Amien Rais, a vocal critic of former President Suharto in the months before the autocrat quit, said the new government was a mirror of the old leadership.

8.  The commission member said the party can still function legally with its old leadership lineup.

9.  The session was headed by a substitute leaders after the old leadership opposed meeting to approve laws that would affect the incoming government.

10.  Western powers used that chance to support Serb moderates and sideline the old hard-line leadership.