"It has been rumored that leaders of two states in the region are backing different sides from the Rwandan civil war," he said.

He watched for any opening but the leader backed away from him without once getting between him and the man with the Markheim.

The Soviet leader last year backed away from price hikes on consumer goods because of strong popular resistance.

It happened, and the perpetrators were people that our leaders had backed.

Since then, Congressional leaders have backed away from that strategy.

So saying, the mutant leader backed slowly and cautiously away.

The Soviet leader has made specific promises and then backed them with concrete actions providing grounds for trust.

Perhaps the best example is in the House, where the top leaders are already backing the Governor.

Western leaders, including President Bush, are backing the effort.

Democratic leaders in Congress are backing legislation to make flag desecration a crime.