The appointment of U Thant of Burma as the U.N.'s Acting Secretary General -- at this writing, the choice appears to be certain -- offers further proof that in politics it is more important to have no influential enemies than to have influential friends.

Dr. Ray is a Fellow of the Foundation -- appointed thrice to assist his studies of William Makepeace Thackeray and of H. G. Wells -- and, before his appointment to the Foundation's executive staff, had been given our highest scholarly accolade, appointment to the Advisory Board.

A Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General as the head of government, and of a multi-party system ; the Prime Minister advises the Governor-General on the appointment of a Council of Ministers.

Associate Justices have seniority by order of appointment, although the Chief Justice is always considered to be the most senior.

A story, probably apocryphal but popular at the time, is that the appointment caused Montgomery to remark that " After having an easy war, things have now got much more difficult.

The appointment of the governor is the responsibility of the government, head of the Board of Directors, with the approval of the President of the Republic ( formally a decree of the President ).

The appointment of coadjutors is often seen as a means of providing for continuity of church leadership.

Among their most critical duties is the ordination and appointment of clergy to serve local churches as pastor, presiding at sessions of the Annual, Jurisdictional, and General Conferences, providing pastoral ministry for the clergy under their charge, and safeguarding the doctrine and discipline of the Church.

In most legal systems, the appointment and removal of directors is voted upon by the shareholders in general meeting or through a proxy statement.

A cardinal named in pectore is known only to the pope ; not even the cardinal so named is necessarily aware of his elevation, and in any event cannot function as a cardinal while his appointment is in pectore.

Some speculate that the pope could leave instructions in writing, perhaps in his will, for the appointment to be made known after his death ; but it is difficult to imagine a case in which the pope would consider that his own death would remove the obstacle in the way of publishing the name.

Calixtus ' reference to the feudal homage due the emperor on appointment is guarded: " shall do unto thee for these what he rightfully should " was the wording of the privilegium granted by Calixtus.

Appointment CRM is a relatively new CRM platform category in which an automated system is used to offer a suite of suitable appointment times to a customer via e-mail or through a web site.

An automated process is used to schedule and confirm the appointment, and place it on the appropriate person's calendar.

The exact date of Cyril ’ s appointment to Bishop of Jerusalem is not known but many believe the date to be around the early to mid part of the Fourth century.

Cyril ’ s appointment to the Bishop of Jerusalem is also shrouded in conspiracy.

The Chief of Naval Operations is nominated by the President for appointment and must be confirmed via majority vote by the Senate.

Maximian's appointment is unusual in that it was impossible for Diocletian to have been present to witness the event.

My lords, the law of nature moves me to sorrow for my sister ; the burden that is fallen upon me makes me amazed, and yet, considering I am God's creature, ordained to obey His appointment, I will thereto yield, desiring from the bottom of my heart that I may have assistance of His grace to be the minister of His heavenly will in this office now committed to me.

Pliny is thought to have died suddenly during his appointment in Bithynia-Pontus, around 112 AD, since no events referred to in his letters date later than that.

Regimental Sergeants Major in the Canadian Forces are sometimes informally referred to in third person by their appointment, for example " RSM Bloggins " while their commanding officers universally hold the privilege of addressing them as " RSM " ( and the practice of doing so by subordinates may be governed by regimental tradition ).

Any change to the composition of the Cabinet involving more than one appointment is customarily referred to as a reshuffle ; a routine reshuffle normally occurs every summer.

Thorpe writes that Home owed his appointment to Stuart's advocacy rather than to any great enthusiasm on the Prime Minister's part ( Churchill referred to him as " Home sweet Home ").

In a letter to the Empress, Count Kaunitz praised Messerschmidt's abilities, but suggested that the nature of his illness ( referred to as a " confusion in the head ") would make such an appointment detrimental to the institution.

The two neighboring areas had needed the office to oversee the appointment of local council staff ( mostly referred to as " schout & schepenen "), whose most important interests were the passage of travelers and goods by water ( Muiden ) and overland ( Gooiland ).

Making allowances for a possible break in the appointment of bishops to Malta during the period of the Fatimid conquest, the Maltese Church is referred to today as the only extant Apostolic See other than Rome itself.

By January 1984, Benazir was being referred to as the party's chairman and subsequently secured the legal appointment by the senior leadership of Central Executive Committee at the convention held in 1984.

Friends referred him for help to the powerful Lehman family of New York, who got him an appointment with Harry Hopkins, the advisor to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The Chairman / President of the Government, commonly referred to as the Prime Minister, is appointed with the consent of the lower house of the legislature, a process similar to the appointment of the federal Prime Minister.

Pope Benedict XVI referred to the agents of the Association as " persons who are not ordained, and sometimes not even baptised ", who " control and take decisions concerning important ecclesial questions, including the appointment of Bishops ".

Holmes ' appointment has been referred to as one of the few Supreme Court appointments in history not motivated by partisanship or politics, but strictly based on the nominee's contribution to law.

In 1932, William Stanier took up his appointment as Chief Mechanical Engineer to the LMS and the first of the completely flush sided LMS coaches emerged soon enough after his assumption of office to lead to the coaches ever afterwards being referred to as " Stanier " stock.

His appointment was initially viewed badly by Libération and several other press agencies, which referred to his " ambiguous personality ".

" Democratic Cardozo's appointment by a Republican president has been referred to as one of the few Supreme Court appointments in history not motivated by partisanship or politics, but strictly based on the nominee's contribution to law.

Unusually, NCOs with the rank of colour sergeant who hold the appointment of company quartermaster sergeant are still addressed and referred to by their rank, not their appointment.

Although Captain James T. Kirk never referred on-screen to his executive officer Mr. Spock as " Number One ", this is not really an anomaly ; the British usage dates from a time when the " First Lieutenant " or number one on board ship was so ranked by seniority of his commission, and later by date of appointment by the captain.

When the process is conducted mainly online it is referred to as ODR, i. e. to carry out most of the dispute resolution procedure online, including the initial filing, the neutral appointment, evidentiary processes, oral hearings if needed, online discussions, and even the rendering of binding settlements.

Pontypridd RFC experienced a successful period during the mid-nineties under head coach, Dennis John, referred to as the club's " Golden Age ", and saw a resurgence during the 2000 / 01, 2001 / 02 and 2002 / 03 seasons with the appointment of head coach, Lynn Howells.

Article 4 of the protocol of June 9, 1815, of the Congress of Vienna provided that the apostolic nuncio ( often referred to as the papal nuncio ) would be dean of the diplomatic corps in the country of appointment.

At the time of Farrow's appointment, a State Department official speaking on condition of anonymity referred to him as " a friggin ' genius ," adding that " he ’ s young but he has a depth of experience that many people twice his age lack.

While it is undisputed that he called himself and was referred to as von or de Martens in publications since the early 1870s, this title might have been bestowed upon him either with one of the more distinguished Russian Orders, or with the title of a Privy Councillor ( according to the Table of Ranks ), or simply with his appointment as a full professor.

The old appointment is presumably why staff sergeants are referred to and addressed as " Sergeant Major " in British cavalry regiments.