The traits people look for, as I note in Leading So People Will Follow, are far-sighted, passionate, courageous, wise, generous and trustworthy.

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It is commonly asserted, as we note, that January is an important leading indicator for full year performance.

FORBES: The January Barometer Demystified

Those tempted to dismiss the report of a leading conservative Senator known for being unforgiving of government waste should note that the SSA also concluded in an internal review that 22 percent of disability awards made by Administrative Law Judges had errors and used incomplete evidence.

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But the Note proved a success for the South Korean firm, leading Samsung to announce a larger successor last August.

BBC: Pantech Vega No 6

Those same worries are leading investors to the perceived safety of Treasurys, even though yields on the 10-year note are well below expected levels of inflation.

WSJ: U.S. Stocks Tumble, Treasury Yields Sink to Record Lows

Note: CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world's leading laboratory for particle physics.

UNESCO: THEMES

And, with South Africa having left over 20 leading players at home to rest ahead of the competition, they seemed certain to leave on a winning note.

BBC: Australia 25-17 South Africa

His Kiwi career finished on a high note with 163 runs at the recent World Twenty20, in which he finished his country's leading scorer.

BBC: McMillan ends New Zealand career

But optimists note that perhaps a hundred are now seen as ready to some degree, and Iraqi troops took a leading role in a recent offensive in Tel Afar, an insurgent stronghold.

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