Suppose a manifold M has a codimension one, transversely orientable foliation without holonomy, and L is a leaf. We give a simple, purely topological proof of the theorem that π1(L) is a normal ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The main result here is that a locally soluble-by-finite group G in which the normal closure of every element has bounded (Prüfer) rank has ...