11.   Senior medical figures including Dr Sulaiman Salih, the dean of the Medical School, supported this decision.

12.   Around forty senior figures from the Catholic church attended the ceremony which dates back many centuries.

13.   But, East Antrim MP Roy Beggs, says he believes the Irish Government do not want to investigate because the case could embarrass senior political figures.

14.   Several senior UDA figures went to prison as a result of that programme.

15.   And what about senior figures like Richard Lugar of Indiana, John Chafee of Rhode Island, William Roth of Delaware and John Warner of Virginia?

16.   And what about senior figures like Richard Lugar of Indiana, John Chafee of Rhode Island, William Roth of Delaware, and John Warner of Virginia?

17.   As with two other recent raids aimed at suspected Taliban and al-Qaida hideouts in southern Afghanistan, this one apparently failed to net any senior figures.

18.   A senior anti-India figure in the separatist movement said he had received an angry phone call from a man who identified himself as a member of Al Faran.

19.   Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, the most senior Hamas figure in Gaza after Yassin, denied Tuesday that there had been any cease-fire proposal.

20.   But it is best to consult an ayatollah or other senior religious figure for a learned opinion.