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But it will not be Clegg's formal seniority that concerns his former Tory partners.

The union there railed against teacher evaluations and challenges to union seniority that are advocated by some of the same groups behind the charter movement.

It is seniority that makes the House a graveyard of talent and drives able, younger members to run for other office.

This is hard, partly because of the deference to seniority that exists throughout Chinese culture, but also, in his case, because the Chinese give guests an honoured status, and foreigners are automatically guests.

But driving her consideration, friends said, is a sense of disenchantment with the Senate, where despite her stature she remains low in the ranks of seniority that governs the body.

Mr. Hatch's field operations manager, Kitty Dunn, said that in addition to meetings all over the state between the senator and would-be convention delegates, the argument that appeared to get most traction was seniority — that Mr. Hatch, if he is re-elected and if the Republicans gain control of the Senate, would become chairman of the Finance Committee.

The US Airways pilots have much more seniority and wanted a seniority list that took that into account.

Also, unions often negotiate agreements with employers, like seniority systems, that reduce competition.

Airline mergers are particularly disaster-prone, partly because pilots squabble over the seniority system that governs their pay.

And many members of all stripes were reluctant to upend the seniority system that they benefit from, or hope to.

Mr. Klein renewed his call for an end to seniority rules that prohibit principals from laying off teachers solely based on performance.