One change that has already been announced should make fans of the original wary: Smoky, the emaciated, wisdom-dispensing crack addict, will become a former crack addict, though Mr. Bell is quick to say that Smoky will remain as addled as before.
Meanwhile Flom's Lava records label, which was previously a joint venture between him and Warner, will become his former employer's wholly owned subsidiary.
They wonder if Goldman will become, as one former partner put it, "just like every other bank on Wall Street" that is, focused on short-term profits rather than long-term gains.
They wonder if Goldman will become, as one former partner put it, "just like every other bank on Wall Street" — that is, focused on short-term profits rather than long-term gains.
Although many former Tar Heel players have gone on to coach in college and the pros, Doherty will become the first former player at North Carolina to become coach since Monk McDonald in 1925.
If former Senator Chuck Hagel, who will be heading to confirmation hearings on Thursday, is confirmed, he will become the first former enlisted soldier to lead the Pentagon.
Kazakhstan will become the first former Soviet republic to chair the OSCE.
BERLIN — Christian Wulff, a former German president and a onetime ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel who quit over allegations of accepting favors from wealthy friends while serving as a governor, will become the first former head of state in the country's postwar history to stand trial.
The BBC last week announced it had added Thierry Henry, Phil Neville and Rio Ferdinand to its roster for the World Cup. Henry is likely to slip seamlessly into the role filled by Ruud Gullit and Leonardo while Ferdinand will become the latest former player to try to pull off the Gary Neville trick of constructively criticising players with whom he was recently sharing a dressing room.
If he is unsuccessful OImert will become the first former head of government in Israel to be jailed.
