1.   Even the boldly striped mooring posts were topped with a dollop of white, rather like gaudy Cornetto ice-creams.

2.   After meeting with Bush, Card told reporters that the Texas governor hopes to name some Democrats to top administration posts.

3.   He promised to sell the presidential jet and to appoint people of all parties to top posts in his government.

4.   He topped the posts of his Belgian fence with weird metal shapes and supported a vine on a horse-head hitching post.

5.   Once in office, Ritter persuaded members to dissolve the warring progressive and moderate caucuses, offering the leaders of both groups top committee posts.

6.   So far Mockus has named skilled technocrats to top posts.

7.   That reference was to the three executives being named to top posts at OMD USA.

8.   Previously, the United Nations was criticized for not appointing women to top posts.

9.   Prof Lau predicted Mr Tung would not appoint non-civil servants to top government posts.

10.   Chavez has come under criticism for promoting former coup participants to top government posts, and for giving the military a larger role in Venezuelan society.