Example sentences of "take over as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The need for informational flexibility undermines old organisational structures : ‘ adhocracy ’ takes over as leaders seek to bypass hierarchies . |
| 2 | Caroline takes over as Lovejoy 's love interest from actress Phyllis Logan , who played Lady Jane . |
| 3 | Eldorado — reported to be for the chop when John Birt takes over as BBC director general in March — is changing tactics in a last ditch bid to win a reprieve . |
| 4 | Paul Allen takes over as captain in the absence of suspended defender Neil Ruddock who is likely to be replaced by David Tuttle . |
| 5 | Andy Stanley comes in and takes over as captain … |
| 6 | Patten takes over as Hong Kong Governor |
| 7 | In January , he takes over as president of BPX Alaska , responsible for maintaining production , after spending the interim in Aberdeen as deputy chief executive and general manager of XEU 's operations in the North Sea And Norway . |
| 8 | Youth team coach Ray Hankin takes over as manager until the end of the season , with veteran midfield player Mick Tait acting as his right hand man . |
| 9 | Sydney Robin , a former deputy chairman at Great Universal Stores and a director at packaging group Lin Pac , will take over as chairman and the search for a new chief executive will begin . |
| 10 | Bets that he 'll take over as president of Novell may not take into account the short life span of any of Novell 's prior heirs apparent . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , Michael Trotter will take over as Johnson Brothers U.K. sales manager following the planned retirement of Tom Bloor later this year . |
| 12 | Peter Robinson took over as Operations manager SNH on October 1 , succeeding Dave Bell , who has been appointed manager Safety in Aberdeen . |
| 13 | Shortly after that , Ramsey took over as England 's manager , and for the next 12 years the fortunes of the two men were inextricably intertwined . |
| 14 | Molly 's mother , Lady Braithwaite , kept her eye on us all , I took over as Secretary/General Dogsbody , and Hila Hyam looked after our funds which ( I am sure she wo n't mind me telling ) she kept hidden in an old teapot ! |
| 15 | though Ernest Long ( who took over as BEA secretary in 1951 ) was more flexible than most , seeing that financial disciplines were , at least potentially , the medium for achieving greater independence from Whitehall . |
| 16 | Mr Goodwin , who recently took over as Suffolk NFU chairman and farms at Syleham Hall , near Fressingfield , said farmers had requested greater help on the high capital cost of farm machinery and buildings . |
| 17 | Hamdi Ali Abdel-Wahab al-Banbi , hitherto chairman of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation ( EGPC ) , took over as Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister from the long-serving Abdul Hadi Mohammed Qandil , whose dismissal had been widely predicted following criticism from foreign companies that he paid too little attention to exploration and production . |
| 18 | Withdrawing the bid yesterday , Mr Fitton said the original discussions with Eagle , which was then chaired by Malcolm Stockdale , were amicable , but when company doctor David James took over as chairman of the group last week it was clear any approach would have to be aggressive . |
| 19 | DAVID James , who took over as chairman of Eagle Trust less than two weeks ago , yesterday stamped his mark on the troubled Midlands mini-conglomerate , appointing three new directors and securing the resignations of three others , two of whom were supporters of deposed chairman Malcolm Stockdale . |
| 20 | Cecil Parkinson took over as Chairman of the Conservative Party in what proved to be an inspired appointment . |
| 21 | When von Kuenheim , engineer turned manager , took over as chairman on 1 January 1970 , BMW was still battling to establish a clear model identity after earlier dabbling with everything from V8 limousines to sports cars to bubble cars . |
| 22 | Following his friend 's death , he took over as chairman , and , in 1970 , was elected as the Yorkshire representative to the RSPCA 's National Council . |
| 23 | Sir Alistair Frame , who took over as chairman from Sir Bob Scholey earlier this year , yesterday took a swipe at state subsidies to European rivals . |
| 24 | Out of the seven Africans who now took over as Ministers , all except one were Cpp members : the odd man out was J.A . |
| 25 | John Cahill , who took over as BAe 's chairman from Sir Graham Day last year , described 1992 as ‘ the most testing year in the company 's history . ’ |
| 26 | In November 1989 he took over as CDU leader [ see p. 37024 ] and then in February 1990 replaced Wolfgang Schnur as the leading Alliance for Germany candidate in the general election [ see p. 37302 ] . |
| 27 | Following the death of Cromwell in September 1658 , Richard took over as Lord Protector , but proved too weak and amiable to control parliament , particularly as the army and the majority of the gentry preferred the restoration of the monarchy . |
| 28 | Gen. Tadeusz Wilecki took over as Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army on Aug. 12 , replacing Gen. Zdzislaw Stelmaszuk , who said that during his five years in command , the army had been reduced from 412,000 to 217,000 soldiers . |
| 29 | Gen. Tadeusz Wilecki took over as Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army on Aug. 12 , replacing Gen. Zdzislaw Stelmaszuk , who said that during his five years in command , the army had been reduced from 412,000 to 217,000 soldiers . |
| 30 | When McDougall took over as Secretary the BDDA had some four hundred members and thirteen branches . |