Sentences with phrase «not choose his successor»

The king, a destructive conqueror, was supposed to slay his enemy according to the customs of war, but he certainly could not choose his successor.

Not exact matches

Institutional investors weren't willing to let a C.E.O. choose his own successor from inside the corporation; they wanted heroic leaders, often outsiders, and were willing to pay immense sums to get them.

They believed that Muhammad's successor should have been appointed by God and the Prophet himself, and that the Caliph should not have been chosen on the basis of men's capricious will and temptation.

It has also been pointed out that board are not «Football people» and would likely trust Wenger to choose his successor.

And don't believe all that stuff about how «Wenger will stay and choose his successor».

The reason Man Utd had such a hard time after he left was (1) Ferguson is among, if not THE greatest club manager in football history, which is a tough act to follow for anybody, and (2) He chose David Moyes as his successor.

That Haqqani, whose network has been responsible for some of the highest - profile attacks of the Afghan war, was not chosen as successor is an important indication of the direction the Taliban intends to take.

The Q poll did not survey the two other statewide races for AG and comptroller, which are expected to be considerably (particularly when it comes to choosing Cuomo's successor) closer than these contests.

He said government can not interfere in Chieftaincy issues but will ensure that there is law and order leading up to choosing a successor for the skin.

The nature of Schneiderman's collapse, amid revelations of physical violence with intimate partners that they say was not consensual, has prompted calls for state lawmakers tasked with choosing his successor to appoint a woman to the post.

State Sen. David Valesky is currently the deputy IDC leader for legislative operations, but he would not necessarily be the successor should Klein step down, unless he was chosen by the conference.

And I wonder, if you pick and choose what parts of the law to implement, couldn't your successor down the road pick and choose whether they'll implement your law and keep it in place?

McConnell, meanwhile, said the Senate should not replace Scalia until the American people have chosen the next president, who could in turn nominate his successor.

The good feelings of the afternoon just about masked the political hornet's nest the mayor had waded into when he chose to endorse Mr. Sikora, an economist with the Communication Workers of America, over Jo Anne Simon, a Democratic district leader and the chosen successor of the area's retiring assemblywoman, Joan Millman.

These are the «open» seats, as are those in three other races: District 21 Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection, opening up her seat for a competitive battle; in District 44, Council Member David Greenfield made a relatively late announcement that he will not seek reelection, but he is expected to be replaced by his chosen successor and close ally Kalman Yeger; and in District 28, Ruben Wills was recently removed from office when he was convicted on federal public corruption charges — there is a crowded competition to replace him.

Also speaking, the Deputy Senate President Chief Ike Ekweremadu extolled the leadership qualities of Governor Chime saying he has not only delivered the dividends of democracy to the people but had in Hon.Ugwuanyi, chosen a worthy and fitting successor.

The left will have confirmation this week that any successor to Corbyn will be of their ilk, when a motion is passed to reduce the threshold from 15 % to 10 % for the number of MPs» votes needed to get on the leadership ballot paper (the difficulty for the left is getting backing from MPs, not from the members who ultimately chose the leader).

The certificate also does not recognize that Brooklyn County Committee members were shut out of the process, their voices suppressed the backroom deals that led to today's shameful conclusion... Although erstwhile reformer Daniel Squadron himself asked for a full vote upon his resignation, he clearly fostered and approved of the back room deal to benefit his friend and chosen successor.

For years it's been assumed that longstanding deputy town supervisor, Democrat Bruce LaMonda would be Leifeld's chosen successor, even though he's been in office nearly as long as the Leifeld (not including Berndt's other terms, a previous eleven years as a town councilman) and is currently in his early 70s.

It's not a successor to the P1, but McLaren lifted functions like variable damping and ride height adjustment tech from its fellow Ultimate Series car, and drivers can choose between Comfort, Sport, Track, and Race modes.

Some Nintendo games did, like Mario Kart and Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, where motion controls weren't forced, and I can play another way if I choose to.

Although not explicitly characterized as a data localization law, the European Union's Data Protection Directive — and its successor, the General Data Protection Regulation — may be viewed as encouraging data localization, as some data controllers may choose to store and process data within the EU in order to avoid the Directive's strict requirements for transferring personal data to non-EU countries.

But the company will not include an OLED display for the upcoming successor of LG G6, the LG G7 or whatever the name the company chooses.