Mr. Bush can demonstrate this by putting more financial muscle behind his push for "accountability."

Mr. Bush can still demonstrate that leadership by linking present sacrifice with a better future in several ways.

Mr. Bush has demonstrated that he takes the presidency seriously.

While in baseball, Mr. Bush demonstrated a grasp not just of tactics but also of strategy.

But Mr. Bush demonstrated Thursday that he is not going overboard to adapt.

Mr. Bush has never demonstrated the capacity for such a comeback.

Yet Mr. Bush has already demonstrated that it's possible for candidates to become more, not less reasonable during a campaign.

Mr. Bush has demonstrated a particular fondness for asking his advisers hypothetical questions about possible developments in the world's hot spots.

Mr. Bush, for his part, must demonstrate to an uneasy American public that he is taking control of the increasingly violent situation in Iraq.

Mr. Bush, who happily described the deal as a victory for bipartisanship, actually demonstrated his administration's obsession with winning at all costs.