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Discover LudwigThe phrase "then general director" is not correct in standard written English as it lacks an article before "general director." You can use it in a context where you are referring to a specific position, but it should be preceded by an article like "the" or "a." Example: "After serving as the deputy director, she was promoted to the general director."
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But Sir Rudolf Bing, then general director, had a predilection for Europeans and looked down on City Opera.
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Since then, general-director Yuri Koptev of the Russian Space Agency (RSA) has visited the area and promised the garden's owner $1000 in compensation, while an official investigation found no proof of widespread pollution.
Then-General Director Amadou M. M'Bow praised the campaign as an "exciting experiment from both an ethical and pedagogical perspective".
Ronald Koeman (first-team coach, by then) and general director Arie van Eijden worked on transfers.
Dr. William Conway, then the general director of the Wildlife Conservation Society, said at the time: "It's too repetitive.
Julius Rudel, then the general director of the City Opera, conducted "Devereux" and "Bolena," passing the baton to Charles Wilson for "Stuarda".
After that company pulled out of the project in 1990, Christopher Keene, then the general director of the New York City Opera, resurrected the work for his company's 50th anniversary festival in October 1993.
Lauckner, who has been at GM since 1979, was appointed director of market and business analysis for the automaker's Asia Pacific and Latin America regions in 1990, then named general director of planning for Latin America, Africa and the Middle East in 1992.
Ms. Zambello lost no time in proposing an operatic setting of "Heart of a Soldier" to Mr. Gockley, then the longtime general director of the Houston Grand Opera, where he spearheaded 35 premieres.
Mr. Gaddes returned to Santa Fe in 1988, first as a consultant, then as associate general director, a title that Mr. Crosby said was meant to give him authority but not necessarily to make him his chosen successor.
Then again, Nigel Redden, the general director of Spoleto USA, also has a New York outlet as director of the Lincoln Center Festival.
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