This change made for the possibility of an eventual female succession in the absence of male heir (something not hitherto allowed for).

But he evidently believes his chances of eventual succession to the leadership of the party are enhanced by his 'pragmatic' plea for intervention.

Earlier this month, Mr. Greenberg, who turned 77 on May 4, sketched out a plan for his eventual succession.

What would that mean for the eventual succession to the speakership should Gingrich quit to run for president?

In other words, if he doesn't like what he sees, the eventual succession from Davies to Jenkins would not, as is now widely assumed, be inevitable.

"To gain transparency of accounts and a stock so the company can grow," Mr. Wang said, "and for eventual succession."

Analysts believe he was given the position to counter potential resistance to an eventual succession.

Inevitably, there has also been much attention paid to the royal family and the eventual succession, about which no unauthorized comment is possible under Thailand's severe lese-majeste laws.

Asher suspects Devorah will seize on her son's eventual succession to rebbeship as some sort of vindication for her family's suffering.

She acceded to the throne in 687 in order to ensure the eventual succession of her son, Kusakabe-shinnō.