1.   Controversy has already arisen, though, over reports that Blair had offered a ministerial job to Sir David Simon, chairman of British Petroleum Plc.

2.   Her ruling coalition emerged from elections short of a parliamentary majority and she handed out a raft of plum ministerial jobs to win over allies.

3.   It is likely to take days or weeks of horse trading over policies and ministerial jobs to form a coalition government.

4.   She moved rapidly through a couple of minor ministerial jobs under Kohl.

5.   She was then moved to a ministerial job in the Education Department.

6.   Other government changes also were expected if all deputy premiers were to give up their ministerial jobs.

7.   Beazley held a wide range of ministerial jobs in the previous government including aviation, defense, transport, communications, education, employment and finance.

8.   Former justice minister Pia Gjellerup became trade and industry minister while Sonja Mikkelsen got her first ministerial job and was named head of the Transportation Ministry.

9.   He said some did not want to bring down the four-month government or quit their ministerial jobs.

10.   In the past, politicians have alleged that minority governments have offered money and ministerial jobs to lawmakers who defect to their side.