Under then-US commander Gen Stanley McChrystal, the focus switched from leading an all-out war against the Taliban and its allies to "winning the hearts and minds" of Afghan civilians.
The England post is unlikely to be vacant for some time, however, as Brian Ashton's unexpected achievement of leading an out-of-form team to the World Cup final means that he can expect to be offered a new contract.
Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir then gave India a flying start, rattling up 73 in barely nine overs before Sehwag changed his mind about a second run while Gambhir was in mid-pitch, leading to him being run-out.
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It was the sixth inning of a one-run game, with the Dodgers leading 3-2, nobody out and a 3-2 count.
He is leading the state opt-out effort.
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The fund aims to provide capital to the most promising life science technologies, including those being spun-out from leading UK universities.
The first programme was insufficient, leading to a second bail-out.
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Some forward-looking cities are leading on solving the energy-nexus equation, some out of necessity.
Some are predicting a long, drawn-out fight, leading to a possible compromise some time around dawn on Saturday morning.
While the Yankees have had a makeshift lineup all season due to injuries, the Rockies were without star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, the NL's second-leading hitter who was held out with lingering soreness in his left leg.
Korn Chatikavanij, the 20-year veteran investment banker who left jpmorgan Chase's operations in 2004 and became deputy head of the opposition-leading Democrat Party a year later, is hard-pressed to spell out how he'd change economic direction.
In June, the company bought out the second-leading player in the disc-rental kiosk market, the NCR-owned Blockbuster Express kiosks (in which the store chain held an interest).
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Refusing to pay dividends, he says, leads to cash hoarding and chronic over-capitalization, leading mangers to seek out investment choices with lower and lower net present values, which is especially true given that any return looks good relative to the effective 0% returns now available on cash.
One problem is that there are sometimes false-start turning-points in the leading indicators which turn out to go nowhere.
South Korea's Jin Jeong finished as the leading amateur on four-under-par, closing out his tournament by holing a spectacular eagle putt on the 18th.
Leading judges -- the judiciary is charged with carrying out the evictions -- have in recent days called on lawmakers to urgently address the problem.
Seam bowler Amita Sharma took 3-24, but spin bowlers Nooshin Al Khadeer (3-39) and Neetu David (2-28) also played leading roles in snuffing out New Zealand's hopes.
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Previous coach Lee-Jang soo had achieved on-field success with Guangzhou, leading the club out of the second tier, to the 2011 Super League title and into the Asian Champions League.
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Presentations of the surveys described above can be seen on the Coalition's website, FortheCommonDefense.org , as will be information about its roll-out tomorrow on Capitol Hill featuring leading Coalition partners and key legislators.
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These "marathon mice" can run twice as long as their unmodified brothers and sisters-- and, in a paper coming out right at the time of the Olympics, that's leading to hand-wringing about the possibilities of applying this knowledge to create performance-enhancing drugs.
The tap caused Logano to back his car into the wall and took him out of contention, leading to the post-race drama Bristol is known to create.
The big surprise was Ricky Ponting's decision to leave out seamer Stuart Clark, the leading wicket-taker in the 2006-07 Ashes and man of the match in the final Test at Sydney.
She will be facing Azarenka for the second time this year, the previous encounter at the Australian Open seeing her opponent pull out with a stomach ailment while leading 6-3 2-4.
The top executives in market-leading companies demonstrate their commitment to hiring goals by helping out themselves.
Russell took questions from the audience after the sold-out Leicester Square screening, along with his leading man Bradley Cooper.
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The young Terre'Blanche stood out among his small-town peers, leading both the school rugby team and its debating club.
The yield on 10-year bonds soared to 6.68pc at one point, leading to frantic speculation that Italy will require an international bail-out.
The leading man must pick his way through a deftly choreographed shoot-out - while worrying as much about his own safety as about his performance.
And given Vale's recent run of form, what price on Fraser leading his side out at Wembley in the League Two play-off final on 30 May?
The latest figures hint that the Malaysian economy is starting to pull out of its trough - which may provide leading indicators of Mahathir's electoral inclinations.
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