Like many another despot, Mr Milosevic probably prefers to preside over a heap of rubble than not to preside at all.

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At the end of the day the heads of families preside over family worship during which sacrifices and offerings are made.

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During his first tour at OMB under President Clinton, Jack was the only budget director in history to preside over budget surpluses for three consecutive years.

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In Austin next week video game developers will gather at a conference called GDC Online, where the console makers host lavish parties and preside over warehouse-sized booths with giant screens showing games of glory and gore with noise reverberating from stadium-sized speakers.

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It was not until after the Second World War that another milestone was reached - the first woman was nominated at the beginning of the 1946-7 session to the Chairman's Panel which allowed her to preside over a debate of the whole House in committee, which she did on 31 May 1948.

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