We are going to relentlessly apply pressure on al-Qaida and its leadership, strengthening the ability of both Afghanistan and Pakistan to do the same."

VOA: special.2010.06.26

And both sides, both North and South, in their political leadership, in their economic leadership, were led by hard-boiled, believing, practicing, capitalists.

而且南方和北方双方的,政治领导,和经济领袖,都是久经世故,信仰坚定的老练资本家

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

It is a society where the leadership for sure, and much of the non-leadership, were suspicious of reform, suspicious of change, suspicious of democracy itself.

在南方社会,无论是领导还是非领导层,都不支持革命,他们怀疑变革,怀疑民主

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Sixty-five presidential historians judged the past forty-two American leaders based on ten qualities of leadership.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

I think what we do in America whatever people might say about we're on a way up or we're on a way down, we still have vast power in team influence on what's going in this world Absolutely. -with the kind of financial and leadership role.

我认为我们在美国所做的,无论人们如何评价,我们在前进或在倒退，我们仍然拥有巨大的力量,对于世界的发展有着极大的影响,绝对是，-因为我们拥有巨大的金融实力,以及领导作用。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

This week,there were reports that he had contact with al-Qaida leadership.

VOA: special.2009.10.17

But if there's one thing and this is a little risky because there are always holes in any claim like this but if there's one distinct feature of the Old South society and indeed its leadership and most of its people, it would be what we might label anti-modernism.

但有一点,具有一定的风险,因为任何论点中都会有漏洞,如果说旧南方社会,的领导层和大部分人民,都有一个显著的特点,那就是在我们看来,他们是反现代的

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Under his leadership H-P stock doubled in price.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

Last week in a high-level meeting of its leadership, the Pakistani military objected to clauses that implied they supported militant groups.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

And his critics also said the games had become over-commercialized and riddled with performance-enhancing drugs during his leadership.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

International Crisis Group, Horn of Africa analyst Rashid Abdi says al-Shabab has a decentralized leadership structure that has been vulnerable to dissent.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

Some left-of-center members of the Knesset,Israel's parliament, are pushing for Mr.Netanyahu's right-wing leadership to make concessions.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Leadership will be centralized with a long-term European Council president and stronger foreign policy chief.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

"Our leadership in the area of arms control and non-proliferation is of such profound global concern that that is at the top of the list.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

The U.S.presence,Mr.Obama said, will shift from military to civilian leadership, with a focused mission of training Iraqi forces, counter-terrorism operations, and protecting U.S.civilian and diplomatic personnel.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

Shaikh also said the president may hope to enhance his own standing, which is not that strong back home, and that of the political leadership vis--vis the military.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Authorities predicted the actions would weaken the local off-shoot of the terror network, arguing that support for the group had waned and replacing the leadership would be difficult.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

"It is very important," "I think the failure to pass health-care legislation this year will be a tremendous setback for the administration and for the leadership in Congress."

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

In his first Washington address since assuming NATO leadership last month, Secretary-General Rasmussen said he understands America's desire to see its NATO allies commit more troops and resources to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

He said many people are considering whether the party should stick to its 40-year history of promoting democracy in Pakistan, or remain with the current leadership that uses the police and state machinery to crush dissent.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

On another matter, Jones said the United States is nearly certain that an American missile strike in Pakistan last week killed the top-ranked Taliban leader in the country, and that a leadership struggle has since emerged within the militant group.

VOA: standard.2009.08.09

State Department Acting Spokesman Robert Wood said Clinton,in her calls to the Pakistani leadership on Saturday, urged a non-violent settlement of the confrontation with the opposition and said that there should be no impediments to peaceful, democratic assembly.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

Admiral Mullen told a gathering of civilian government executives now that President Karzai's re-election has been made official by the cancellation of the runoff, he must exercise his leadership to convince Afghans his government has their best interests at heart.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

He's also decided to give up leadership in Light up the World Foundation to start a company in India that will develop a more energy-efficient and cheaper lighting system that he hopes will bring even more light to the world's poor.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

Mr.Ban said he has written to the G-20 members, outlining four areas where he thinks they must show leadership, including producing a "very substantial" international stimulus package in addition to their national ones, meeting their existing donor commitments and taking a firm stand against protectionism.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"The leadership of the Green Movement - gentlemen such as former President Mr.Mohammed Khatami, former Chairman of the Parliament, Mr.Mehdi Karrubi, and former Prime Minister Mr.Mir Hossein Mousavi - still believe that the Islamic Republic can be reformed within the framework of the constitution.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

"What we want to do, along with friends like the Philippines and other ASEAN members is to encourage,urge, persuade the leadership of Burma to enter into this dialogue with their own people-to create the conditions for legitimacy that should be apparent when you have an election, and that is what we are looking to achieve,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.12