Sentence examples for leader driven from inspiring English sources

That reaffirmed the view in the opposition Labour Party — and among the Liberal Democrats who are Mr. Cameron's partners in the coalition government — that the referendum plan was, in the words of Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, driven "not by the situation in Europe, but by the situation in the Tory party".

The Republican seat is now held by Donald McGahn, a poster boy for what has gone wrong with the F.E.C.: He is a onetime ethics adviser to Tom Delay, the former House Republican majority leader driven from Washington by campaign abuse scandals.

Whincup, the series points leader, drove a Holden Commodore, a product of the Australian subsidiary of General Motors.

Seattle survived the first round even though Boone, the A.L. runs-batted-in leader, drove in no runs.

As a dust storm settled over Baghdad on that Sunday, the son of an Adhamiya council leader drove his Mercedes up to a checkpoint staffed by Awakening guards.

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, drove the point home as soon as the Senate convened by announcing that he would support a proposed ban on Congressional earmarks, reversing his longtime practice of avidly pursuing money for his state.

François Hollande, the Socialist party leader, drove home that point tonight, saying that Mr. Chirac's victory was "not a vote on a program, but on a return to principles".

Spain's political leaders, driven by the nation's debt crisis, have also played a role.

Mr. Gore and Mr. Bush present themselves as leaders driven by moral principles.

Correction: March 14 , 2004 Sunday An article last Sunday about leaders driven into exile misstated the number of years Jean-Claude Duvalier held power in Haiti.

An article last Sunday about leaders driven into exile misstated the number of years Jean-Claude Duvalier held power in Haiti.