Sentence examples for commissioner replaced from inspiring English sources

The commissioner replaced Capt.

He sought the resignation of the acting IRS commissioner, replaced him with someone trusted by Republicans and Democrats, and ordered a 30-day assessment of the IRS, which has the benefit of giving everyone breathing room as congressional hearings continue.

Mr. Shulman then stepped down as Commissioner, replaced by Steven Miller.

In fact, the town was so under the control of the Mafia that a prefectoral commissioner replaced the mayor in 2008.

Mitchell is expected to be nominated by David Cameron as Britain's next European commissioner, replacing Lady Ashton.

There he was credited with reducing jail violence, and in August 2000 he was tapped to become police commissioner, replacing Howard Safir.

He is now interim economics commissioner (replacing another Finn, Olli Rehn), and he might stay on or take the Eurogroup job.

On Monday, Mr. Willett stood before the Nassau County Legislature and was unanimously confirmed as the county's next police commissioner, replacing Donald Kane, who is retiring.

The news that William Bratton is coming back as Police Commissioner, replacing the outgoing Ray Kelly for the second time, is bound to put any New Yorker of a certain age in mind of the Yankees of the mid-seventies, when George Steinbrenner regularly rotated Billy Martin and Bob Lemon in and out of the clubhouse (with side steps, between sporadic Martin reigns, to Dick Howser and Yogi Berra).

Tony Travers, an expert on London government, said of Johnson's decision to relinquish the post: "This does raise an interesting question for a future Conservative government since, as I understand it, the mayor would become the commissioner replacing the MPA, which is an even bigger role than the one he is giving up.

Timothy Collins, a real estate developer and former Newport Beach harbor commissioner, replaces outgoing Chairman Tom Pollack.