31.   He was reprimanded for trying to go over the heads of senior officers.

32.   The position had to be filled by an officer senior to Haig.

33.   ...senior officers in the West Midlands police force.

34.   Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.

35.   Several senior officers and other experts argued publicly for the abolition of conscription and for the creation of a smaller professional Army.

36.   The President appoints Cabinet Ministers, the Chief Justice, senior civil servants, and senior officers of the armed forces.

37.   Virtually every senior Army officer had served in East Timor, which was regarded by the Army command as providing a valuable opportunity for combat experience.

38.   The blueprint was reported to have been well received by the President, although criticized by many senior military officers.

39.   However, in a private call to his senior officers he urged them to fight on.

40.   Ershad met with senior Army officers who informed him that they were unwilling to step in and take control of the country.