1.   A few posts were filled by the vote of the assembly but most office holders were appointed by the government in London.

2.   As the consummate political scold, he delighted in skewering all office holders, finding them full of posture and pretension.

3.   The majority of office holders are members of the Cuban Communist Party.

4.   Like any office holder, he could appoint his own deputy.

5.   A number of GOP office holders welcomed the bipartisanship that emerged during the fight over the anti-crime legislation.

6.   Adair said that issues tied to abortion could come before local office holders.

7.   But politicians cannot concede that to be true when they are asking voters to join in the wholesale repudiation of one party and its elected office holders.

8.   But, more importantly, the office holder earns a spot at the table with Lott to plan Republican strategy.