noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a leadership contest (= in which two politicians compete to become leader of their party )
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The party did not want the turmoil of a leadership contest.
a leadership election (= to elect a new leader for a political party )
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The result of the leadership election will be announced today.
a position of leadership
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She had risen to a position of leadership.
leadership potential (= the potential to become a leader )
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She always felt that I had leadership potential.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
conservative
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The Empire Crusade was designed to cause the maximum trouble for the Conservative leadership .
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The Conservative leadership should show itself as compassionate and imaginative as well as tough where necessary.
democratic
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It is difficult to understand why the Democratic leadership should have been quite so defeatist in 1981.
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This is what democratic leadership means.
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It is the most democratic style of leadership identified by the research study.
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Formally, the Democratic leadership in both chambers opposed the Helms amendment.
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Mbeki also helped make space, though apparently reluctantly, for a rump of the old internal Mass Democratic Movement leadership .
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The Democratic leadership in Congress, which was noticeably absent at the signing ceremony, fought the measure.
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The Democratic leadership in Congress has pushed him hard on the issue.
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Ford promised to convince the Clinton administration and the Democratic congressional leadership to back away from the bill.
effective
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His spirit was as warlike as ever, but he could no longer offer effective military leadership .
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Although some critics attack Becton because he is not an academic, others praise his record as one of effective leadership .
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This was a good idea, but the organization lacked effective leadership .
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But funding has been significantly less than other programmes, dissemination of materials less effective and leadership less dynamic.
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The components of Adair's three elements indicate the factors that are relevant to effective leadership .
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Should you promote a man who is effective and has leadership qualities but is very difficult to work with?
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The Methodist people had declined numerically, lacked effective or consistent leadership and had become feeble and thoroughly disheartened.
labour
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I don't know if the general public has fully grasped just how undemocratic the present Labour leadership election rules are.
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They have been replaced by a Labour leadership keen to blame many of their problems at the Government's door.
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The T and G is a weathervane union closely connected to the Labour Party leadership .
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But to suppose that this picture bears the faintest resemblance to what the Labour leadership wants betrays something like paranoia cubed.
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I find that the front-runner for the Labour leadership , after some nifty trade union footwork, is John Smith.
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First, the Labour leadership chaos.
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The Labour leadership has taken a typically defensive position on the politics of the war.
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The Labour leadership at first welcomed Section 28, then opposed it.
military
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His spirit was as warlike as ever, but he could no longer offer effective military leadership .
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Our national supply of top-grade, rugged military leadership material must already be spoiled.
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The Defence Council is therefore the body which joins together the top political and military leadership .
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Belgrade supplied the rebels with arms and professional military leadership .
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Training is given in military skills, leadership , engineering, gunnery, driving and communications.
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It seemed likely that the military leadership was the real power.
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Both sides also agreed to hold regular exchanges between their respective military leaderships , and to exchange military attachés.
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Some one with greater political vision might have seen the end of hostilities as the right moment to substitute civilian for military leadership .
national
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The losses led to calls for the resignation of the national leadership .
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But strong national leadership is only one precondition to a successful family planning program.
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The Communists were realizing the possibility of forming alliances with the national leadership of other Left-Wing parties.
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It will keep its regional and national leadership intact.
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When the Emperor was restored in 1868 national leadership concentrated on centralizing authority in order to foster a national drive for industrialization.
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In Britain we refer rather to the office of Prime Minister and his or her performance rather than national leadership or individual leaders.
new
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In yet another, complete relocation of the library was under way under new leadership .
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Several are in turnaround situations, having changed direction under new leadership .
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In December 1990 the already extensive presidential powers were greatly expanded with the creation of a new state leadership structure.
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Simply prescribing new participative leadership styles for all effective managers can do more harm than good.
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The first Congress for which the new leadership was responsible was held in Torquay in 1983.
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It is time for a new generation of leadership .
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Still less is there an easy solution to be had from Labour's new leadership contest.
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The shadow cabinet elections can not go ahead until the new party leadership is in place.
political
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Local authorities and trade unions will need to respond to gratuitous fault finding and undermining of political leadership .
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So much for his brave words about the nature of political leadership .
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The Tigers' political leadership is attempting a difficult balancing act.
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Citizenship and political leadership were vested in those most inherently worthy.
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The Defence Council is therefore the body which joins together the top political and military leadership .
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Scholars in certain intellectual traditions may be less prepared for everyday life than those in current political leadership .
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Mrs Thatcher provides a mobilizing style of political leadership .
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They link the government and the top political leadership to the masses.
republican
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They none the less strengthened the authority of the republican leaderships as they gradually extended their effective control over local affairs.
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In a letter to House Republican leadership last year, Rep.
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The Republican leadership ha been stunned by its unexpected defeat in 1948.
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The Republican leadership has clearly decided to resist the isolationist label.
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Tom DeLay, one of his most intemperate critics in the House Republican leadership .
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With the approval of House Republican leadership , Rep.
soviet
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Why did the Soviet leadership decide to send him?
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The Soviet leadership enjoys no such trust.
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This new strategy was ridiculed by the Soviet leadership and opposed by the heavy engineering sector inside Czechoslovakia.
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Second, and more important, came the succession of Mikhail Gorbachev to the Soviet leadership .
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The Soviet leadership was thrown into panic.
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The Soviet leadership openly proclaimed the illegitimacy of military bases on foreign territories only after the death of Stalin.
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The Soviet leadership appeared concerned that it should ensure for itself a role in any future Middle East peace settlement.
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The Soviet leadership could anticipate diplomatic dividends from these initiatives among the non-aligned countries.
strong
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The fifth plenum announced austerity measures to tackle the worsening economic situation and called for stronger party leadership and unity.
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In 1971, for example, only about 35 percent of freshmen in the survey said they had strong leadership ability.
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The lack of strong leadership in the independent sector reflected the absence of any new producer talent.
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The students were chosen because of their strong leadership potential, academic achievement and involvement in extracurricular activities.
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In times of crisis, the organisation may need strong leadership by a central group of senior managers.
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Although strong leadership is typical of Great Groups, its form may vary.
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The need for strong leadership is frequently emphasized.
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To motivate others to implement their decisions, they need strong leadership qualities.
■ NOUN
challenge
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And Bryan Gould could well survive despite his unsuccessful leadership challenge and decision to quit the shadow cabinet.
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Therefore, the leadership challenge is to have no weak links.
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Within the Conservative Party the Gulf crisis lent weight to the argument that a leadership challenge would be inappropriate.
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That was the biggest leadership challenge of all, just as it had been at Chrysler.
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Background to leadership challenge By late 1991 the Hawke government faced a number of severe difficulties.
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Some Tories even forecast that Mr Major would quit voluntarily rather than face the humiliation of a Tory leadership challenge .
contest
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By the closing date for nominations for the leadership contest of Nov. 15 only Thatcher and Heseltine had been nominated.
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He presided over the 1990 leadership contest that saw the departure of Margaret Thatcher and the arrival of John Major.
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Labour's National Executive Committee agreed last night that the leadership contest should take place at a special conference on July 18.
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Refuse to play games Is there an alternative for Labour to the introspection of leadership contests and inquests?
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He certainly welcomed the leadership contest , but then so did many others.
election
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I don't know if the general public has fully grasped just how undemocratic the present Labour leadership election rules are.
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Many observers say that if the leadership election were held now, Redwood could topple Major or at least come close.
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He had been moving towards resignation since being routed by Mr Smith in the July leadership election .
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Labour is now embarked on a leadership election .
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At the leadership elections expected today, it is their votes that will determine the outcome.
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There should be a provision for annual leadership elections in the Parliamentary Party.
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In the leadership elections scheduled for mid-February 1992 it was expected that Peres would be challenged by Rabin.
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So leadership elections are as much a threat as an opportunity for the left.
party
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The party leadership - Neil Kinnock included - could barely conceal their delight when the vote was declared.
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But virtually no one outside their party leadership gives them a chance to win five.
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The strength of opposition to calls for a working party to consider the options for electoral reform delighted the party leadership .
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When his opportunity came to seize the party leadership , he proceeded with characteristic single-mindedness that bordered on ruthlessness.
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He couldn't afford a public scandal amongst the Party leadership .
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Austen Chamberlain, who succeeded him, had little skill in party leadership .
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Such interpretations tend to infer that the military are pushing assertive and dangerous arms policies on a somewhat hesitant Party leadership .
position
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If it can retain its customers' faith it could achieve the leadership position it covets by 1997.
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He was appointed by Gingrich to his leadership position , rather than elected.
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With its packages yet to hit the street, Clarify figures its technology will cop the leadership position .
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We should reclaim our leadership position by immediately sending a significant amount of food aid.
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The husband devotes himself to his business and has a leadership position in the family.
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When Reno made clear she intended to stay, Gorelick was left without the one government leadership position she wanted.
quality
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Obviously, the type of leadership qualities required for a fast food establishment are not the same as for an insurance company.
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And archivists seem to have come around to recognizing his leadership qualities .
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Vlasov showed great energy and leadership qualities , transforming his division into a conspicuous example of efficiency.
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To motivate others to implement their decisions, they need strong leadership qualities .
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It's up to Kendall to show he has still got the leadership qualities to climb the ladder back to the top.
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Critics also say he lacks strong leadership qualities .
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Candidates must also show leadership qualities and a desire to compete and achieve.
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Your young daughter's bossy attitude in later life may be channelled into quite acceptable leadership qualities .
role
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Each group alters the leadership roles to strengthen the task-oriented role at the expense of the maintenance role.
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Like anyone in a leadership role , though, I suppose I should set an example.
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Other countries were looking to the United States to take a firm leadership role , said one official.
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Heads should therefore still be taking a key leadership role .
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He was almost always in the leadership role , with Roh a supportive follower.
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The Local Government Act 2000 also gives local authorities the powers they need to take a community leadership role .
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His leadership role was taken from him and he resumed his role as physician.
skill
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This is obviously where the lack of leadership skills and abuse of headship most frequently surfaces.
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The base currently trains around 8,000 airmen and officers a year in administrative and leadership skills .
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The leadership skills they need to make the decentralized system work can be rapidly learned.
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You will learn about how the body responds to exercise and develop leadership skills .
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Students also belong to a travel-and-tourism club that emphasizes leadership skills and community service.
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All of which explains why his traditionally strong leadership skills aside, he did so poorly at leading the division through change.
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What are the key leadership skills ?
style
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His leadership style was to maintain power through a combination of force and cunning strategy.
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A leadership style that has made her a remarkably effective prime minister would be a crippling liability in the White House.
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Anne was not prepared for the more authoritative leadership style that Laura had developed since the old days.
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Changes are limited to internal sub-units, focusing on improving leadership styles , building teamwork, and resolving intergroup conflict.
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As his early moves and leadership style indicate, Barak personally will determine the agenda and reputation of his government.
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Perhaps Jobs should simply be forgiven for what can most kindly be described as an immature leadership style .
world
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The concern among Bush's peers in the world leadership club goes beyond the accords being sunk by U.S. diplomatic torpedoes.
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We have assumed world leadership , or rather... it has been thrust upon us.
■ VERB
assume
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In the 1970s teachers and administrators who had been trained in the United States began to assume leadership of the education service.
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Each also assumes leadership of a party that can aid or hinder his plans.
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There, Eva was always a great favourite and able to assume leadership easily.
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His refusal to talk to the media is but the latest example of his disinterest in assuming any leadership responsibilities.
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First, we assume that visionary leadership is a dynamic, interactive phenomenon, as opposed to a unidirectional process.
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Ed was almost a fifth-year senior when he assumed the leadership we were looking for.
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Some one has to assume leadership , he states, and it is the man who should do so.
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We have assumed world leadership , or rather... it has been thrust upon us.
provide
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The subordinates alternately described the managerial role as providing sales leadership and as maintaining an efficiently run organization.
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Labour can not provide that leadership .
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Both companies consequently emphasized providing leadership , developing subordinates, and maintaining long-term partnerships with clients.
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It was priests not peers who were now providing leadership in the Church.
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But in a democracy he also has a responsibility to provide leadership and help shape public opinion.
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The Evaluation Officer provides leadership and coordination for the evaluation of the Course and is the editor of Feedback.
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In addition, the retailer formed a new unit to provide leadership to its stores in its top 10 markets.
show
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Vlasov showed great energy and leadership qualities, transforming his division into a conspicuous example of efficiency.
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However, the Department of Employment shows no leadership , no understanding, no commitment and no real interest in training.
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They claim that Dole benefited from showing leadership in Washington during the budget talks.
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Candidates must also show leadership qualities and a desire to compete and achieve.
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But somebody must show leadership and vision.
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Folland, 29 on Sept 17, has shown leadership qualities with Devon.
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United Kingdom will show leadership in financing the consolidation of industries across national boundaries.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Assistant Coach Contanzo was given full leadership of the team.
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Harvard has a formidable team of black academics, working under the leadership of Henry Louis Gates.
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He took office in January and quickly established his leadership style.
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He will challenge Sinclair for the leadership of the Liberal Party.
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His forceful personality concealed his weak leadership and poor political acumen.
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It was Gorbachev's leadership which helped reform the country.
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Party members had lost confidence in the leadership .
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The leadership of the Association was criticized for not making its plans more easily accessible.
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the Chinese leadership
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The collapse of European communism in the late 1980s shocked the Chinese leadership .
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the company's leadership in robot technology
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The marketing department was much more focused under his leadership .
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Turkey has lacked any clear leadership since the collapse of the coalition government four months ago.
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Under the leadership of the Conservative Party, the gap between the rich and the poor widened considerably.
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We want to identify employees who have leadership potential.