The leaders might themselves escape that, most of them, if they submitted properly.

The leaders either escaped to Montenegro, died in jail, or were executed.

With the changing tide, it appeared at last to Wild's gang that their leader would not escape, and they began to come forward.

To begin with, the leader of the gang had escaped.

The leader throws a knife at him and escapes onto another boat.

If the first few didn't come back, he'd send out more, at random intervals, while the leaders escaped.

Former cadets who were raped and their advocates said the change would let leaders escape responsibility.

As happens all too often, the leaders escape while the followers are caught.

Few leaders in the region have escaped its heat.

"A charismatic enough leader can escape blame even as the cliff's falling out from under everyone's feet."