Example sentences of "as chief of [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had served in France in the First World War , commanded West Point , and served as chief of staff of the army before his able leadership of the allied forces in the south-west Pacific from 1942 to 1945 . |
| 2 | Their only child , Sean , was to lead a varied career in which he served as chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army , minister for external affairs of the Irish Republic , and United Nations commissioner for Namibia . |
| 3 | Mohammed Hussein Tantawi Sulayman , who succeeded Youssef Sabry Abu Taleb as Defence Minister , had been head of military operations of the Egyptian contingent in the Gulf war , and his appointment was seen as a reward , as was that of Gen. Salah Halabi , commander of the Egyptian contingent , as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces . |
| 4 | Acting President Shehabuddin Ahmed on June 4 ordered the dismissal of Vice-Marshal Momtazuddin Ahmed as Chief of Staff of the Air Force . |
| 5 | Amir Ahmad Mustafa as Chief of Staff of the Navy . |
| 6 | Commodore Jorge Alberto Goyogana replaced Commodore Juan Carlos Fernandez as Chief of Staff of the Air Force on Dec. 16 . |