1.  Gyorgy Aczel, the liberal-minded ideology chief, spotted the talented regional boss and took him under his wings.

2.  Much has changed in Russia since last fall, when Shaimiyev and other regional bosses were able to throw their weight around and dictate the terms of their support.

3.  She works in a busy retail store, and was stressed over an impending visit from a regional boss.

4.  Parliament has set up a special committee to look into how the secret services acquired the evidence against Oleksy, a former Communist regional boss.

5.  Parliament, meanwhile, set up a special committee to look into how the secret services came up with the evidence against Oleksy, a former Communist regional boss.

6.  A former regional communist boss, Jozef Oleksy, is already prime minister.

7.  A former regional communist boss, Jozef Oleksy, is prime minister.

8.  But he has struck deals with selected regional bosses in return for their political support.

9.  Dzasokhov, a Russian legislator and a one-time regional Communist boss, also is considered pro-Moscow.

10.  Likely candidates would be Jyoti Basu, the veteran communist leader from Calcutta, or G.K. Moopanar, the regional boss from the southern city of Madras.