Whatever the problems ahead, a successful handover of power will in itself be a novel achievement for Paraguay.

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Since succession planning among British companies can be tricky, the smooth handover of power is a bonus to the company.

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His team has been in close contact with the Bush administration to pave the way for a smooth handover of power.

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We've had peaceful handover of power from one president to the other.

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Yemen's new government and the international community want to add a legal veneer to the handover of power with a referendum scheduled for Feb. 21.

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He said he has had "cordial relations" with Rabbani and did not anticipate any problems in the handover of power from the Northern Alliance leader.

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And he urged Tony Blair to set a date for his departure, to end speculation about it and ensure a smooth handover of power to Gordon Brown, the man widely expected to be the next Labour leader.

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The coalition and IGC have called for Iraqis to choose a transitional government through caucuses, saying there is no time to pull together an electoral infrastructure before the scheduled handover of power to a new Iraqi government by June 30.

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