Merkel apart, Europe is rendered more vulnerable by its perceived lack of strong, dependable leaders.
I truly believe that women are the real dependable leaders in finding peaceful and constructive solutions in the struggles against hunger and violence.
True Society unobtrusively continued its course of voluntary service, its members, proving them selves dependable leaders and master builders as always, while the pretenders stedily debased themselves in their folly.
With the two flawed but dependable leaders replaced by fresh but untested ones, the Caucasus is once again an open field for the great powers to jostle for influence.The politics of pipelinesWhat interests Russia and America most in the Caucasus are oil and gas, which the region has, and terrorism, which they fear it might breed.
Reacting to the news on Twitter, Stuart Broad wrote: "Awesome guy, great leader, dependable batsman and a solid 1 slip catcher.
At the turn of the 20th century, the U.S. acquired the Philippines as a colony and relinquished the country only after World War II, when dependable local puppet leaders could be installed and economic and military treaties cementing the Philippines to U.S. interests could be imposed.
He was a stalwart and chief communicator in the secondary, a sure-handed punt returner and a locker-room leader, as dependable as a broken-in pair of jeans.
Those born in Ox years (see: Obama, Barack, b. 1961) are said to have the best bovine qualities, "a born leader, being quite dependable and possessing an innate ability to achieve great things".
In Bishop Edward M. Egan, Pope John Paul II appears to have found a dependable successor to Cardinal John O'Connor as leader of the country's most visible Roman Catholic archdiocese.
Mr. Blair, as the leader of Washington's most dependable ally, can play a critical role in resolving differences that may develop.
