Sentence examples for the succession problem from inspiring English sources

Wang Mang solved the succession problem to his own advantage by selecting the youngest among more than 50 eligible heirs, a boy born in ad 5.

It took Henry, who in any case needed to marry her if the expected issue was to solve the succession problem, some six years to achieve their joint purpose.

Ingeborg Neumann, vice-president of the Federation of German Industry (and founder of a medium-sized textile company), thinks the Chinese may be the answer to the succession problem facing many Mittelstand companies: if the founders' children do not want to take over, as increasingly seems the case, the Chinese can do so instead.

Predicting the future is a risky business, but as things stand, it looks as if Marty Whitman has solved the succession problem.

In this respect, a nonbusiness organization has done a much better job: The first conscious attempt to deal with the succession problem was made by the framers of the U.S. Constitution.

William Cecil was already seeking solutions to the succession problem.

On Monday parallels were being drawn with the succession problems encountered at Manchester United, where Sir Alex Ferguson's success was followed by David Moyes's disastrous reign, with management theory suggesting outsiders are better at leading turnarounds.

Yet Kraftwerk have been spared the succession problems that afflict so many family-dominated German firms.

The reason democracy has become the dominant system of global governance is that it solves the succession problems that plague authoritarian regimes, and enlists enough support from the citizenry to dissuade rebellion and get everybody to pay their taxes and obey the law.

Some say the most difficult succession problem facing Mr. Levy may be replacing himself.

"You are going to see a big succession problem in the next three years, and the boards probably won't do anything about grooming for succession until the next generation of leaders gets in and has problems".