11.   There are also suggestions that Suharto might at some point name another person as his chosen successor.

12.   To interview the man whom Ayatollah Khomeini once anointed as his chosen successor is one thing.

13.   With patriarch Deng Xiaoping near death, his chosen successor, President Jiang Zemin, has not been able to head off a tough military response.

14.   President Kim is not allowed to run for re-election, but the scandal could thwart hopes for installing a chosen successor.

15.   Even though Kim cannot be reelected, his sagging popularity is expected to affect the chances of his chosen successor.

16.   Former President Arnoldo Aleman was elected head of the National Assembly, or congress, on Thursday despite the misgivings of his chosen successor, new President Enrique Bolanos.

17.   In that case, FVR will grandiosely crown the speaker his chosen successor, but not before extracting from him a pre-anointment commitment of unconditional and unending gratitude.

18.   Mahathir fired his chosen successor, Anwar Ibrahim, in September.

19.   Moi, a master of political maneuvering, has not indicated that he has any chosen successor.

20.   Rawlings had been a staunch campaigner for his chosen successor, and the vote was marred by scattered clashes.