What possible benefit could be derived from having a Senate confirmation of the person selected for this role other than to politicize the process?

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Who will lead the World Bank, and how would that person be selected?

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The Patten Commission said that an independent person should be selected to oversee the implementation of its 175 recommendations.

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Mr Roberts, 49, was born in Douglas and is the first Manx person to have been selected for the role.

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Afshar says he heard from hundreds of applicants and selected 15 for in-person interviews.

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The person in that job has traditionally been selected by the U.S. president and approved by the bank's governing board.

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The questions selected will be put to each young sports person on the BBC website to give readers more background information and get to know them more.

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Still, the pre-buy facility must be judiciously selected and the inspection must be carefully monitored in person.

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She was selected as runner-up for Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2012.

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Using a device made by Agilent Technologies, he selected only for the genes that coded for proteins on the X chromosomes of each person.

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