1.   Three days previously he had abolished the post of chief of general staff, held by Vice-Adml.

2.   The new Constitution increased the power of the republican President, making him both head of state and head of government, and abolished the post of Vice-President.

3.   After that the post was abolished and Britain appointed a secretary of state for Northern Ireland, based in London.

4.   He later worked as a government censor of plays until the post was abolished, much to his satisfaction.

5.   In establishing a presidential system, Kabila abolished the post of prime minister and kept the defense portfolio for himself.

6.   She assured her unpopularity during her very first week on the job when she fired eight senior curators and abolished their posts.

7.   Social conservatives, angry that President Bush appointed a gay Republican as the White House AIDS czar, urged Bush Thursday to abolish the post.

8.   Ahern has suggested he might abolish the post altogether to prevent a battle between the two women.