His death hits Makani hard because its founder is irreplaceable: a Stanford-trained engineer who pushed the edge of design, an able leader who snared funding from Google and the ARPA-E, and a handsome windsurfing champion who knew the power of the wind firsthand.
In an instant, that second leader was able to reframe nervousness into a positive experience for everyone in the room.
The government did not like the deal because an official union leader was able to negotiate a peaceful resolution to a labor conflict.
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The North Korean leader was able to get Bill Clinton to come to Pyongyang so that he could be photographed lecturing the grim-faced former president.
But in winning campaigns, I would guess that the leader is able to manage that internecine struggle in a way that boosts his standing in the polls.
Often, the leader best able to halt a downward spiral will be an insider who knows how to build on proven strengths while simultaneously identifying and eradicating weaknesses.
As the news cycle begins to analyze and poll the American public on this speech I think a certain level of appreciation will settle in from most people who will see it as refreshing that their leader was able to speak in an optimistic, confident and authoritative manner.
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The former leader was able to destroy the insurrection by the terrorist groups Shining Path and MRTA who, since the 80's, systematically killed more than twenty-five thousand (25, 000) people, including members of the armed forces and the police who bravely fought against these criminals under the most difficult circumstances.
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Rodrigo Granda, a prominent FARC leader, was able to attend a conference in Venezuela, in December 2004, despite being a sought-after criminal in Colombia.
They also called for the right to be able to vote for their leader, who is currently selected by a small committee loyal to Beijing.
Prior to last week's party conference, Labour's front bench in opposition was elected every two years, but the Labour leader is now able to choose the members himself.
In his Washington Post article, the former foreign minister explains why he thinks Mexican President Felipe Calderon is the only Latin American leader suitable or able to take the lead.
But the opposition leader will be able to take some relief from the fact that there are now some signs that the areas he considers important may yet be coming his way.
Even though most analysts feared that President Lula from the Workers' Party would lead his country towards socialism, the Brazilian leader has been able to moderate his positions, adopting market friendly economic policies.
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Bangladeshis were able to oust their last military leader, General Mohammad Ershad, through a series of strikes in 1990.
Is he or she a well-respected leader who has been able to drive growth consistently, make sound business decisions, and motivate employees to work towards a common goal?
He wants Charles Kennedy, the Liberal Democrats' leader, to be able to use the Scottish party's experience of government to good effect at the next British general election.
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The GOP must either have a leader who will fight back hard with the president or a leader who will be able to persuade the base to bend a little.
Samsung has been able to vault past former market leader Nokia by embracing multiple operating systems and, when Android emerged from the pack, by putting more resources behind products that use that software.
So after weeks of backroom dealing to roundup the votes, it was with some relief that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was finally able to proclaim victory on the floor yesterday.
Indeed, even among his fellow Egyptian militants, al-Zawahiri is seen as a divisive force, and so he is unlikely to be able to step into the role of leader of al Qaeda and of the world jihadist movement that is occupied by bin Laden.
But the speech, an articulate attack on the single currency, was able to be more forthright than anything his leader can offer.
But, ultimately, part of being principled, part of being a leader is, A, being able to describe exactly what it is that you intend to do -- not just saying I'll sit down, you have to have a plan.
Only on this understanding was David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionists, able to persuade his party to retreat from its earlier position of insisting that it would never sit in government with Sinn Fein unless decommissioning was already under way (itself a retreat from the position that decommissioning would have to be completed first).
But for now, neither Ibrahim Rugova, the ethnic Albanians' peace-minded leader, nor Mr Milosevic seems willing or able to talk serious peace terms.
But at no point has he been able to graduate from a fringe player to a charismatic leader of the masses - something which his critics say he is still trying to achieve.
Southampton City Council leader Royston Smith and chief executive Alistair Neill tackled Able Seaman Ryan Donovan on board HMS Astute in April 2011.
We should all jump at the privilege of being able to vote for whomever we believe will be the best leader for our great nation.
While Gadhafi's death ended much of the violence, unrest continues in parts of the country, particularly the south and the west, and the government has not been able to completely contain the militias that helped overthrow the former leader.
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