Some consider it a warning to Iranians who hoped he would be a "mainstream nationalist leader" that they were in for disappointment.

The Palestinians have never had a mainstream leader committed to nonviolent tactics, despite their official acceptance of Israel's right to exist.

The OUN's terrorism was condemned by most mainstream Ukrainian political leaders.

But they admit there is no assurance of this and no certainty that a more mainstream leader would replace him.

While not always official church positions, his statements illustrate his views as a mainstream leader in the LDS Church.

Although the Communist leadership has somewhat softened its support of violence, its attitude still remains ambivalent in the eyes of most mainstream political leaders.

But without his father's learning, Moktada al-Sadr has been rejected by many mainstream Shiite religious leaders.

He doesn't have much draw with young urban black men, and as a mainstream leader he'd have far too much to lose by such a bold action.

Dershowitz also denies that any significant, mainstream leader in the American Jewish community equates criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.

Relationships between religious groups are generally amicable, although there is some concern among mainstream Muslim leaders that minority religious groups undermine national unity.