Tory leaders felt that the party needed vigorous leadership with a federal election likely to be called within a year.

Both agencies need vigorous new leadership that can assess their performance and restore their professional luster.

In the smaller and more intimate Senate, vigorous leadership has been the exception rather than the rule.

There was just as good a possibility that, under his young and vigorous leadership, their brotherhood would become stronger than ever.

However the details are ultimately pounded out, there is little disagreement that the nation must overcome its phobia against vigorous central leadership.

The kind of vigorous leadership you once saw, when a few faction heads controlled the party, will become much more scarce.

That is why vigorous European leadership and action by the Commission is required to force the pace during these crucial months.

Newark officials had hoped his tenure would bring fresh crime-fighting ideas and vigorous leadership to a troubled department.

But others say vigorous leadership in education demands much more than President Bush has given.

He perceived, also, that there was a lack of vigorous leadership among those managers which demanded his presence.