By contrast, Society's chairman, Robert Gilespie, is only 49 years old and has been seeking to expand aggressively by acquisitions.

Some trustees were surprised at the May board meeting, for example, when the chairmen of two committees sought to start their meetings early so they could cover more.

"This is a pure railroad," he shouted, rebellious and furious, after the chairman sought to limit objections.

Its chairman, Jean-Claude Rouzaud, sought growing conditions as close as possible to those in France.

As the panel's chairman, Frank J. Macchiarola, sought to "get a sense of the body," some members still raised qualms about the proposal.

The Conservative chairman has sought to depict him as the union's candidate.

Whereas the chairman sought to work directly with farmers, Harcourt Morgan insisted on working through the extension services of state agencies and land grant colleges.

The chairman also sought to work with private power companies operating in the valley, whereas Lilienthal supported public control of the valley's power resources.

The theory is something that the Federal Reserve's chairman, Alan Greenspan, has sought for 30 years.

Texas Air's chairman, Frank Lorenzo, has been seeking major cost concessions from Eastern's unions, but they so far have resisted.