1.   The emperor promoted the general and lavished him with gifts.

2.   Despite the indictments, the Croatian government promoted a general on Tuesday who had been indicted on Monday for crimes against humanity.

3.   He promoted a general who had been insulted by a young Clinton aide.

4.   The president also showered government favors on civic groups that had supported him, and gave himself the sole power to promote a general to the highest military rank.

5.   When Carter ran for president, he did not repudiate Nixon and Ford as much as he tried to promote the general healing of the nation.

6.   Kim has promoted generals in the government hierarchy and devoted most of his public activity to visiting military units.

7.   Kim had promoted six generals earlier this year.

8.   The air force commander was retired and another general was promoted in decrees issued by King Fahd Tuesday.

9.   Four other generals were promoted to major-general, a defence ministry statement said.