1.   Conversion into an agency would introduce a need for detailed thought about its functions and its future role.

2.   Talks about a future role at Old Trafford had collapsed in acrimonious circumstances.

3.   The future roles of medical and pharmaceutical advisers are unclear.

4.   This excellent piece of reasoning then went into their future operational role.

5.   Will he give us an idea of the future role of the Royal Corps of Transport?

6.   He said there should be careful consideration of the future role of the BBC.

7.   It was unclear what the future role of the ECOWAS-installed interim Government of National Unity headed by Professor Amos Sawyer was to be.

8.   A new electoral code and a new constitution, which would need to address the critical question of the future role of the armed forces, were both expected.

9.   A growing rift was apparent between Iran and Turkey over competition for influence among the newly independent Central Asian states and over the future role and shape of ECO.