21.   He will temporarily hand the reins of power to his deputy and heir apparent Anwar Ibrahim.

22.   But sources inside the club indicate that Pearce will hand the reins of full power to general manager Dave Bassett.

23.   Fahd handed the reins of power to Abdallah in January, but took them back six weeks later.

24.   The wily old socialist stepped down in January, handing the reins to Hashimoto, the younger LDP chief.

25.   Last week, Thaksin handed the reins of Shinawatra to his wife.