1.   At first, the chief took a pass.

2.   Like Yegorov, the defense chief has taken to a hospital bed, officially listed as suffering from exhaustion.

3.   Like the man who leaps into the air at the sound of an explosion, the FBI chief instinctively takes shelter behind deception when the truth goes off.

4.   Moscow has been pressing for the UN chief to take a more active role in mediating the conflict.

5.   The chief took the wheel.

6.   The chief took the only logical route he could by firing Hubbard.

7.   The genial chief is not taking on any editorial boards, expressing delight that the fall in crime has allowed an issue such as walking to dominate the news.

8.   The tobacco chiefs took a less conciliatory tack in combating efforts to undercut the liability protections in the deal.

9.   Traders had been hoping the Federal Reserve chief would take a more aggressive stance.

10.   Traditional chiefs rarely take action without first consulting ordinary villagers, who are invited to speak freely.