He made several appearances in the Caribbean but never came back to national stature.

He remains the only leader of national stature, and this is an obvious advantage.

Probably only a Republican lawyer of national stature would fill the bill.

The firm came to have not only local prominence, but national stature as well.

Douglass is considered the first black lead of national stature.

He is not likely to gain national stature and attention by talking about the ideas that now have become common Republican wisdom.

As the first black woman to head the government of a major city, she comes into office with immediate national stature.

And what is needed, in my personal view, is a director of national stature.

"It's gone from being a regional institution to one that has national and international stature."

But these Perot observers also question whether a figure of true national stature would take the offer.