The loss was seen as a sign of a leadership crisis.
And it was a district suffering from a leadership crisis.
Officials said the meeting did not signal a leadership crisis, although they were at a loss to explain why the gathering was so urgent.
The death of "Lukerya", who had no children, was followed by a leadership crisis.
But it will not rally all that much either, especially if the Japanese leadership crisis is resolved faster than expected.
Some lawyers see a firm with a looming leadership crisis and a lack of breadth.
Some made the point, for example, that looting had accompanied other leadership crises in Iraq.
The received wisdom is that if the leadership crisis does erupt, it'll happen this time next year.
But now the commission itself is facing a leadership crisis.
This set in motion a new leadership crisis, which lasted almost six months.