His key lieutenants hold the pivotal posts in the Secretariat.

John Sears is thought to be in line for a pivotal post in the Kemp campaign.

The leaders also devoted sometime today to the question of who should occupy the pivotal top civilian post in Kosovo, without taking a decision.

His military career has placed him in pivotal posts during critical periods in Pakistan.

After internal discussions, Mr. Ellsworth appointed William D. Lacy, a former White House aide, as campaign director, a pivotal post running day-to-day operations.

He held several pivotal posts at the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology, a leading institute in its field.

But some key Nassau Democrats said last week that no matter what the verdict, Mr. Sabbeth's days in the two pivotal posts are numbered.

They do not affect the position of the Bosnian President, Alija Izetbegovic, who retains what diplomats described today as the pivotal political post in Bosnia pending a final definition of the federation.

But it is also a pivotal post if the World Trade Organization is to thrive.

But to fill the pivotal post of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Mr. Bush chose Mr. Lucas, a self-confessed legal novice.