1.   He then handed power to an elected government, but it failed to stop the economic Decline.

2.   Amid street protests, the military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, handed power to a transitional government nominally headed by a civilian, Ernest Shonekan.

3.   And though laughing at the notion that Nelson was handed carte blanche power, Perot does admit lending Nelson the luxury of almost absolute leeway.

4.   As London handed power back to local parliaments in Wales and Scotland Thursday, Blair tried desperately to do the same in Northern Ireland.

5.   After all, they keep lecturing us about the importance of handing federal power over to the states.

6.   After the stroke the king briefly handed power to Crown Prince Abdullah, his half-brother and designated heir.

7.   But Assad is said to be ailing and may want to seal a deal before handing power to a successor.

8.   Cabello handed power back to Chavez after he returned to the capital from the island of Orchilla, where he had been detained.

9.   Chavez, a ruinous demagogue, stepped down after the military intervened and handed power to a respected business leader, Pedro Carmona Estanga.

10.   He made certain that power was handed over to Musharraf when his plane landed in Islamabad.