Word: heir
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...chief architect of the Virginia constitution is a crotchety and reluctant statesman, an heir to a plantation of thousands of acres and many slaves, who yet is one of the most dogged champions of individual rights. His name: George Mason. Afflicted with gout, he rode into Williamsburg almost two weeks late, yet he was instantly installed as a member of the committee to draw up a declaration of rights. With typical impatience, he declared that he found the committee "according to custom overcharged with useless members" who could be expected to offer "a thousand ridiculous and impracticable proposals." Mason promptly...
...Anne's death, Parliament awarded the Crown to the nearest Protestant heir, James I's great-grandson George, Elector of Hannover, and great-grandfather of the present King...
...Silvia, however, will have to find some time to inspect the more than 1,500 wedding gifts they have received (including a modern sculpture from President Ford and a rocking chair for two from Finland's President). They must also face the task of providing an heir to the throne; under the constitution, female succession is banned and, except for a 63-year-old uncle, Carl Gustaf is the last male of the royal line...
...sense of direction in the University. As he moves toward the end of his first decade in office Bok's ability to influence and inspire educators--something he has yet to do--may become the prime determinant of whether he is remembered as a caretaker president or as the heir to the Eliot-Lowell-Conant legacy.CrimsonSandy O. Steingard...
Carlos steadily gains self-confidence. In Franco's waning days, the royal heir designate led a listless life sailing off Mallorca, skiing in Granada, toying with his Nikons and snipping ceremonial ribbons. Today he is at the center of the political vortex and shows a clear and subtle understanding of the conflicting currents. The stream of ministerial cars passing through the gates of Zarzuela Palace, his residence northwest of Madrid, indicates that the King has clout where it counts. Significantly, Juan Carlos is using that clout to receive not only ministers but opposition leaders like Ruiz-Gimenez...