In Greece, Ta Nea, a pro-government socialist newspaper, complained that the big countries "did everything they could to create a directorate, which will control all decisions, leaving the little countries at the margins".Sad to say, the agreement that was eventually reached is almost as hard to understand as it was to achieve.
In seven countries, there was a Directorate, which is a relatively self-reliant body with decision-making ability that oversaw health research governance and management in the country.
Before Mr Ravalomanana stepped down (after his presidential palace had been seized), he had "voluntarily" handed power to a military directorate, which in its turn, under duress, had handed it to Mr Rajoelina.
"They're incredibly talented and energetic," says Joanne Roskoski, executive officer for the $600-million-a-year biology directorate, which has led the way in creating these slots.
Martin Schulz, leader of the main center-left group of deputies, the Socialists and Democrats, said Mr. Barroso had for long "been making concessions to a Franco-German directorate" which, he said, was dominant among the bloc's member states.
Critics of the Curia have criticized the large majority of Italians in its ranks and have charged that it is a self-perpetuating directorate which has in the past "boxed in" the Pope and imposed its own policies.
There followed an e-mail from Mr Laxton to Andrew Walmsley, director of the Nationality Directorate, which started with a reminder that Mr O'Brien was "keen to adopt a more positive approach to citizenship" and ended by wondering whether Mr Hinduja would be likely to benefit from this "positive approach" if he were to apply again.
Even the security directorate, which has a reputation for being closed off to the public, has joined in.
The original "Spy Safari" draft had featured a villainous organization called the Zero Directorate, which was killing spies.
That growth points to the high status of GRFP within NSF's education directorate, which is seeking an increase of 5%.
The House mark would provide a $253 million increase for NSF's six research directorates, just short of the $294 million boost that Obama requested, and a $46 million hike to NSF's education directorate, which meets the president's request.
