Republican leaders in the House stopped short of admitting that.

The leaders of the purple forces stopped exactly where predicted and waited.

Once when we were driving into New York late at night the leaders stopped.

The leader suddenly stopped, raised her arms, and stepped into the center of the circle.

The leader stopped, turned, and stared back into the jungle.

The leaders of the free world should not stop at air strikes, but send ground troops to Kosovo.

And yet our leaders stopped short of the final conflict to turn against one another.

The rebel leader did not stop to speak to the cheering people.

The leader stopped any further action by his men with a very slight gesture.

So Iran's leaders have stopped trying to woo the world and now say they want the process to take its course.