11.   At the same time, more women are moving into top positions as institutional development officers and foundation heads.

12.   Barry M. Meyer, the chief operating officer at the Warner Bros. studio, is expected to be promoted to the top position, company executives said Friday.

13.   Barry Meyer, the chief operating officer at the Warner Bros. studio, is expected to be promoted to the top position, company executives said Friday.

14.   Besides Ghosn, no foreigner has held a top executive position at a pillar of corporate Japan.

15.   -- He named several PRI leaders to top state positions.

16.   Bush aides are quick to note that they employ more women in top positions than almost any other campaign.

17.   But Cardenas stumbled within days by naming one of his sons to a top position in his transition team.

18.   But conservative Republicans, including those in top positions in the Bush administration, derided this approach.

19.   But Dr. Swain believes that the top positions are essentially closed to women.