The Faget appointment was preposterous on several grounds.

The appointment was made in a move to expand the engineering services offered to the designers of electronic systems through assistance in electro-magnetic compatability problems.

The secretary's tone indicated that an appointment at such short notice was a concession for which Madden should be duly grateful.

The appointment was announced at a news conference at which Skorich said he would retain two members of Shaw's staff -- Jerry Williams and Charlie Gauer.

I did my shopping, had my dentist appointment, and from there I went to the women's lunch at our parish church where we discussed plans for the annual Christmas bazaar, so that dusk was beginning to gather when I drove home in the late afternoon.

From the start, it was clear that bipartisan support would be essential to success in the war effort, and any manner of compromise alienated factions on both sides of the aisle, such as the appointment of Republicans and Democrats to command positions in the Union Army.

In the following year he became provisional Principal of the Theological College of Saint Thomas ( from which he had just graduated ), and in 1903 his appointment was made permanent.

It was however in Britain that Antoninus decided to follow a new, more aggressive path, with the appointment of a new governor in 139, Quintus Lollius Urbicus.

In 1060, Ealdred was elected to the archbishopric of York, but had difficulty in obtaining papal approval for his appointment, only managing to do so when he promised not to hold the bishoprics of York and Worcester simultaneously.

Yet another chronicler, John of Worcester, mentions nothing of any trouble in Rome, and when discussing the appointment of Wulfstan, says that Wulfstan was elected freely and unanimously by the clergy and people.

Although Ealdred gave up the bishopric, the appointment of Wulfstan was one that allowed Ealdred to continue his considerable influence on the see of Worcester.

At the time of his appointment, his destination Nashville had been evacuated by the Confederates after the fall of Ft. Donelson, and the government which he was displacing had fled to Memphis.

Immediately prior to his appointment to Canterbury he was the Bishop of Monmouth in Wales.

With his father's death in 1892, and his appointment as head of the Bahá ’ í faith, there was much opposition against him, including virtually all his family members.

However, Burn was unsuccessful in depriving Smith of the appointment.

Doke supported the appointment of Benedict Wallet Vilakazi as member of the staff, as he believed a native speaker was essential for acquiring a language.

By this time Yan was well known for his adaptability, and Chiang welcomed his appointment.

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.

But the underlying current was that Henry had overreached, and his appointment of the antipope was beyond the pale.

The oath, approving the appointment of Umar, was taken only by the Companions present in Medina at the time.

The appointment of Rykov as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars was a de facto demotion of Kamenev.

Malenkov was assured an identical policy in government institutions ; the most notable change being the appointment of Mikhail Pervukhin, Ivan Tevosian and Maksim Saburov to the Deputy Chairmanship of the Council of Ministers.

It was not until the appointment of Ruud Gullit as player-manager in 1996 that their fortunes changed.

It was discontinued as a rank in these services during the postwar period, but as an appointment, the title " commodore " was then used to identify senior U. S. Navy captains who commanded squadrons of more than one vessel or functional air wings or air groups that were not part of a carrier air wing or air group.

Rourke confirmed the appointment over the phone and hung up.

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

Upon the assassination of Hasdrubal ( 221 BC ), Hannibal was proclaimed commander-in-chief by the army and confirmed in his appointment by the Carthaginian government.

But 28 years later, in an appearance on MSNBC television, Falwell said he was not troubled by reports that the nominee for Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John G. Roberts ( whose appointment was confirmed by the U. S. Senate ) had done volunteer legal work for homosexual rights activists on the case of Romer v. Evans.

The chapter secretly elected Reginald and he travelled to Rome to be confirmed ; the bishops challenged the appointment and the matter was taken before Innocent.

On 21 November 2008, the US Senate confirmed the appointment of Gene Cretz to be the first US ambassador to Libya since 1972.

However this appointment was never confirmed by the U. S. State Department ; John C. Williams was merely recognized as " Commercial Agent of the United States ".

While the Chief Justice is appointed by the President, there is no specific constitutional prohibition against using another method to select the Chief Justice from among those Justices properly appointed and confirmed to the Supreme Court, and at least one scholar has proposed that presidential appointment should be done away with, and replaced by a process that permits the Justices to select their own Chief Justice.

The Duma confirmed his appointment on the first ballot by a wide margin.

Following the assassination of Hasdrubal, Hannibal, the son of the Carthaginian general, Hamilcar Barca, is proclaimed commander-in-chief by the army and his appointment is confirmed by the Carthaginian government.

Unlike federal courts, where judges are Presidential appointees confirmed by the U. S. Senate serving life terms of office, the vast majority of states have some judges who are elected, and the methods of appointment for appointed judges vary widely.

On 17 February 1901 his appointment as third officer to the expedition's ship Discovery was confirmed ; shortly afterwards he was commissioned a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Warren, who held only a recess appointment, held his tongue until the Senate confirmed his appointment.

As life in Paris returned to normal, in June 1871 Bizet's appointment as chorus-master at The Opéra was seemingly confirmed by its director, Émile Perrin.

Pope Innocent IV confirmed the appointment on 16 September 1243, as an attempt to placate Henry.

Warren took his seat October 5, 1953, on a recess appointment ; the Senate confirmed him on March 1, 1954.

Warren, who held only a recess appointment, held his tongue until the Senate, dominated by southerners, confirmed his appointment.

On 17 July 2009 the club confirmed the appointment of Alan Pardew as the new First Team Manager.

Although not known as a reformer before his appointment, Robert returned from Rome in 1051, where he had gone to be confirmed by the papacy, and opposed the king's choice for Bishop of London on the grounds that the candidate was not suitable.

The appointment was confirmed in 1931, and he remained the organist at la Sainte-Trinité for more than sixty years.

After Iturbide accepted the crowd's offer of the throne, he went to the congress the next day to have his appointment confirmed.

The appointment of nominated members, including that of the Chief Executive Officer, is confirmed by the Governor of the Bank of England.