1.   Former minister John Humphrey, who had accused the new party of racism in favouring members of the East Indian community, failed to win a post.

2.   Analysts expected Bull to assume the chairmanship but questioned who would win the post of chief executive.

3.   Another, Bell County, has become reliably Republican in statewide races, though Democrats still win local posts.

4.   Benardello won his post in the spring after a close race that ended in a runoff election.

5.   Both black and gay political groups have placed a premium on winning the post.

6.   A Socialist, Jean-Paul Huchon, won the post instead.

7.   After the Battle of Chattanooga, Walker became assistant surgeon in an Ohio infantry regiment, winning the post because so many male medical officers had been killed.

8.   But he does not speak for House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, who got his job after DeLay decided he was too adversarial to win the post himself.

9.   But lawmakers and GOP aides said none has a chance against DeLay, who intends to win the post, a source close to him said.

10.   He certainly must have done it impressively to win his post at such a young age, especially considering that his focus on a musical career came late.