41.   Note how his immediate predecessor ended up.

42.   The two other Maronite cardinals were his immediate predecessors, Antoine Pierre Khoraiche and Paul Meouchi.

43.   Tiscornia said De Fortuna and his immediate predecessor, Gustavo Parino, another Cavallo associate, might face allegations of negligence in the case.

44.   On Monday evening, Prime Minister Tony Blair hosted Queen Elizabeth and his four immediate predecessors at a royal jubilee dinner at Downing Street.

45.   Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced Thursday that he was appointing his immediate predecessor as prime minister, Kim Campbell, consul-general to Los Angeles.

46.   The European troika is made up of the current holder of the EU presidency, its immediate predecessor and its successor.