11.  Previous party chairmen have been instrumental in selecting Democratic convention sites.

12.  Previous Fed chairmen had been criticized for moving too late in response to turns in the economy.

13.  The news-gathering operation is led by Eason Jordan, the chief news executive and a protege of the previous CNN chairman, Tom Johnson.

14.  The previous chairman of Sybase, Mark Hoffman, resigned earlier this month to concentrate on an electronic commerce start-up named Commerce One.

15.  The previous chairman at Occidental, Hammer, had shown a similar knack for obtaining munificent rewards from his board.

16.  Under the previous chairman, Richard McGinn, Lucent tried to meet ever more aggressive growth targets.

17.  Under its previous chairman, who retired last year, Glaxo preferred to generate growth internally rather than through acquisitions.

18.  Vyakhirev, the previous chairman will retain his seat on the board.

19.  Unlike the two previous chairmen who served in the Clinton administration, Powell also enjoys cordial relations with House and Senate leaders.

20.  When John F. Akers, the previous chairman, was seen wearing a blue shirt, his subordinates began wearing blue shirts, Bick said.