1.  After last season, the Kings unloaded the erratic point guard Jason Williams and traded for the stable leadership of Mike Bibby at that position.

2.  Harper said said the department has stable leadership to operate through the transition period.

3.  He needs to reassure the public that he is not abusing his office and can provide an example of stable leadership to a troubled Police Department.

4.  In working to dissuade the former king, American officials appeared to be seeking more stable leadership even if it meant circumventing the will of the Afghan people.

5.  Richard Green said that before investing in a country his managers make sure it has a stable political leadership and a mature economy to avoid such problems.

6.  Right now the public interest lies in stable leadership and orderly moves toward reform, rather than the precipitate, litmus-test approach to reform adopted by Giuliani.

7.  The spy services would benefit from an extended period of stable leadership.

8.  U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Peter Walsh approved the incentives to ensure that the company has stable leadership while it struggles to regain profitability.

9.  Iran can also play a front-line role in seeking a stable leadership in neighboring Afghanistan if the ruling Taliban are toppled.

10.  We hope the U.S. Congress will demonstrate stable leadership through constructive debate, rather than using international issues as a political football.