No one seriously expects any attempt to interview an appointment which attracted acclaim - so this is more of a getting to know you session.

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Former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lion Gordon Bulloch was part of the interview panel that determined the appointment.

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Harris reports that the likes of Alan Curbishley "would have to put in an exceptional interview to stop the Scolari appointment being ratified this weekend".

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Mr Sawyer was announced as the preferred candidate after interview on 15 January, but his appointment had to be ratified by the panel.

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In an interview with the BBC soon after his appointment, Mr Gadkari said he would like to focus his political energies on the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and Haryana in order to boost the electoral strength of the BJP.

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It may be a cynical question, but would Ferdinand have been quite so absent-minded if his appointment was for a fashion shoot or a lucrative newspaper interview?

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The Welsh Assembly Government has defended her appointment, saying that an independent assessor was satisfied that the interview procedure had been correctly followed.

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During a 15-minute interview conducted between her office, an elevator and the car ride to her next appointment, she handed off a building proposal to an assistant and greeted developers who want to build a recreation center.

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In a BBC interview, Petersen said he had not spoken to Maynard nor ex-skipper Jamie Dalrymple before his own appointment.

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