11.   Bob Boone was a special adviser to general manager Jim Bowden at the time and thought the trade made sense.

12.   Born to slave parents, Bethune became an educator and eventually a special adviser to President Franklin Roosevelt.

13.   A committee would provide much broader expertise and more influence than a special adviser, said the official, who requested anonymity.

14.   A. President Clinton asked me to serve as his special adviser on economic initiatives to Ireland.

15.   But he said Sunday that he had agreed to stay on as an unpaid special adviser to the mayor, available to pinch hit when necessary.

16.   But Tony Coles, a special adviser to Giuliani, said the mayor would probably endorse that idea.

17.   Clinton named him special adviser on Northern Ireland and assigned him to keep an eye on the precarious peace U.S. troops are overseeing in Bosnia.

18.   CNA will maintain ties to the new unit, with the appointment of a special adviser to its board.

19.   Dallas Green, special adviser to Phillies GM Ed Wade, is trying to repair the damage he caused with some pointed criticism of Rolen.

20.   DAVE WALLACE, the special adviser to Mets General Manager STEVE PHILLIPS, said that the novelty may have worn off.