1.   His appointment must be confirmed by the Senate foreign relations committee, whose chairman is now the Democrat Joe Biden.

2.   That is to say, chairmen are invariably the most senior member of the majority party on that committee.

3.   The chairman historically was a person who had served on the tribunal as an ordinary member for some time.

4.   The chairman is keen that the company should expand its product range.

5.   The chairman was speechless when he heard that he had been dismissed.

6.   The non-party element is emphasized by the fact that not all the chairmen are government supporters.

7.   The vote was twenty-four hours away now, but the election commission chairman was cool as a cucumber.

8.   The former chairman was a key player in the deals that pushed the bank to the top.

9.   The eight were all arrested, as was the chairman of Hanbo, Chung Tai Soo, who was indicted on charges which included bribery and misappropriation of funds.

10.   The party chairman is also head of state.