21.   Berger said he has discussed the issue with Condoleezza Rice, his designated successor in the Bush administration.

22.   He is the designated successor to his father, Kim Il Sung, who died in July, but he has not formally taken power.

23.   He is the designated successor to his father, Kim Il Sung, who died in July, but he has not official taken power.

24.   His son and designated successor, Kim Jong Il, is believed in firm control but he has yet to assume full power by becoming president and party leader.

25.   His one-time designated successor, former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, is on trial in Kuala Lumpur on charges of sexual misconduct and corruption.

26.   It said nuclear weapons would be tightly controlled and released only at the authorization of the prime minister, or a designated successor.

27.   Only four years later, his designated successor, his nephew Franz Ferdinand, would be assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist, sparking World War I.

28.   The bombings are not considered serious threats to the rule of the elderly King Fahd or his designated successor and half-brother, Crown Prince Abdullah.

29.   The designated successor of former president Joao Havelange, he won the election by promising to introduce national soccer development programs and give the World Cup to Africa.

30.   The designated successor of former president Joao Havelange, he won by promising national soccer development programs and a World Cup for Africa.