Mr. Brown and his top deputies had been criticized for lacking such experience.

But more often, big fund groups find their top deputies simply want to strike out on their own.

Last week, the prime minister met with two of the Palestinian's top deputies.

Many companies now put only a couple of their own executives - usually the chief executive and the top deputy - on their boards.

Japan's Finance Minister and several of his top deputies cut their salaries by 10 percent.

The mayor replaced him with the department's top deputy, who is black.

Among other things, he has ended the daily free lunch for his top deputies, and encouraged them to eat with the staffers in the cafeteria.

The mayor and several of his top deputies sipped from coffee cups throughout the ceremony.

Or how to make a top deputy of someone who failed the bar exam seven times.

But his top deputy in the new Republican hierarchy has voiced strong opposition to the measure, saying it would cost jobs.