51.   It ended months of speculation that the Tony Award-winning director would take perhaps the most important post in the English-speaking theater.

52.   Jiang is expected to emerge on top, but his rivals are lobbying fiercely for other important posts.

53.   Klaus indicated he might offer support of the Social Democrats in Parliament in exchange for important parliamentary posts for his party.

54.   Last year, Internal Security Minister Rajesh Pilot was shifted to a less important post after he threatened to have Chandraswami arrested.

55.   Politicians opposed to Milosevic, the ousted Yugoslav president, also insisted that Milosevic-holdovers in other important posts be dismissed.

56.   Saadillah is expected to move up to the important post of state secretary.

57.   The gossip, swapped at cocktail parties or by faxes and e-mails yesterday, naturally revolved around the most important posts in the cabinet.

58.   The Interior Secretary holds the most important Cabinet post and is in charge of national security.

59.   The junior Kim was expected to take formal power later this year by becoming party general secretary and state president, two important posts held by his late father.

60.   The scandal cost Kohl his symbolically important post of honorary party chairman and weakened his conservatives with further revelations of financing irregularities and a leadership shakeup.