1.  Historically, from its kibbutznik grass roots to its avowedly Socialist leadership, this was a culture that cherished communal endeavor and frowned on individualism.

2.  Berisha attempted to drive a wedge between the Socialist leadership and the hundreds of thousands of Albanians, especially in the countryside, who support them.

3.  But the Socialist leadership was meeting Wednesday to consider boycotting Parliament amid signs of a deep split between hardliners and moderates within the party.

4.  Claes said the former treasurer Mange ignored instructions from the Socialist party leadership to reject an offer of money from Agusta.

5.  Guterres quit the Socialist leadership Tuesday.

6.  Later Tuesday, the Socialist party leadership offered continued negotiations with the opposition on forming a coalition government and elections next fall.

7.  The left, which ran the government for most of the last five years under Socialist leadership, is fighting for its life on the national political scene.

8.  The Socialist leadership was meeting Wednesday to consider boycotting Parliament.

9.  The Socialist leadership had wavered in its choice, seeking a candidate who could keep them from disgrace by surviving the first-round vote.

10.  To challenge the generally stodgy Socialist leadership, Caramanlis followed the lead of other young Western leaders and tried to a project a dynamic image.