There are some special succession devices, but we do not wish to discuss them".
This changed with the introduction of a succession of devices in the 1930s from rope tows to chairlifts and gondola lifts that eliminated exhausting climbs up the slope and made it possible for one to ski downhill four to five times more in a day than earlier skiers could manage.
At Sony, Ken Kutaragi, an engineer, bucked criticism and opposition for years while he developed a succession of digital devices that ultimately led to the enormously successful PlayStation, responsible for 40percentt of Sony's profits.
In June of 1553, however, Edward, adamant that the crown not pass to his Catholic half sister, Mary, secretly drafted a Device for Succession, which made Jane his heir, and disinherited both Mary and his other half sister, Elizabeth.
Technology is largely a succession of time-saving devices.
All this talk of "not being a candidate for his own succession" may just be a device to allay fears of having Mr Juppé around for too long.
The plot, a convoluted tale of kidnapping and double-dealing, serves only as a linking device for a succession of splendidly ornate dances, with substantial choreographic contributions by the St Petersburg master Marius Petipa.
Mortally ill, King Edward, in his "Device of the Succession", settled the Crown on his cousin once removed, Jane Grey, bypassing his half-sisters, Mary and Elizabeth.
Within the first week we encountered three roadside devices in quick succession.
While administration officials agreed that Mr. Clinton's visit helped ease some tensions, neither country has signaled that it intends to halt development of the arsenals the two countries revealed to the world by exploding nuclear devices in quick succession in 1998.
