1.  But the foray into electronic commerce created tension between the weavers and the traditional regional leadership.

2.  Feeling threatened, the traditional regional leadership took control of the organization, alienating and finally driving out the young woman who ran the Web site.

3.  He does, however, provide the kind of decisive regional leadership that American orchestras most need right now, more than any across-the-board miracle cure.

4.  His latest directive calls for the inspector general to investigate conditions at the hospital and to conduct a second inquiry into the adequacy of regional VA leadership.

5.  In contrast to Cavallo, some Argentines have criticized Brazil for being too timid in exercising regional leadership.

6.  The result was that Egypt launched a number of anti-Israel crusades on such issues as nuclear weapons and Jerusalem in an effort to win a regional leadership position.

7.  The state visit to America will add to his stature and to this regional leadership role, a role that he seems to relish.

8.  And Brazil is likely to stress support for its neighbor and strengthen its regional leadership.

9.  But the action was a reminder that the Russian military calls the shots for Chechen authorities, even though Moscow insists the regional leadership was democratically elected.

10.  It was the third raid in as many days against the elusive group amid closer security cooperation between the regional Basque leadership and the Spanish government.