• He is expected to work closely with the two in his new role - a change from being flanked by sidekicks Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford in the television series.

    BBC: Tycoon Sugar takes seat in Lords

  • Bishkek, October 28 - UNESCO's unique network of Biosphere Reserves is set to have a new role - monitoring global climate change.

    UNESCO: 83e

  • Syria would like to go back to a role that it played sporadically in the '80s and '90s, and be a country that helps Iran understand what some of the West wants, help those in the West understand what Iran wants, and gets paid handsomely by both sides for playing that role - without having to change their behaviors very much.

    NPR: Defining Syria's Role in Mideast Peace

  • She said HMIC had become more "independent" under Sir Denis O'Connor and its role would continue to change in future - including it reporting to Parliament rather than ministers.

    BBC: UK Politics

  • Jack Davenport plays the young, roguish gentleman who vies for Lady Windermere's affections - quite a change from his most famous role, as Steve in the ranchy BBC sitcom Coupling.

    BBC: Lady Windermere brims with talent

  • There is no shortage of issues, from climate change to virus-containment, where its role is crucial.

    ECONOMIST: The People's Republic at 60: China's place in the world | The

  • If Stuart Broad was in the side, he should be second change - he's capable of a support role and bowling lengthy spells, but he's not an incisive wicket-taker and he certainly should not get the new ball.

    BBC: Jonathan Agnew column

  • My hunger for change in Scotland - tackling global warming, building the role of young people in our country and stopping the slide of civil liberties - is no less now than when I started in politics 25 years ago.

    BBC: Nicol Stephen resignation in full

  • Dr Bockting says a more appropriate standard for new identity documents would be evidence the role change is permanent and medically necessary to relieve the stress would-be transgender people experience from the conflict between their gender identity and their birth sex.

    BBC: Transgender Americans take on New York

  • LONDON, England (CNN) -- The reality of climate change, and mankind's causal role in the process, are facts that are now almost universally accepted.

    CNN: Six degrees of devastation

  • The main bone of contention is likely to be on the powers it gives to the Home Secretary to change the new National Crime Agency's anti-terrorism role.

    BBC: Week ahead

  • Since September Lord Marland has been an unpaid junior minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills - acting as the government's business spokesman in the House of Lords - having previously held a similar role in the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

    BBC: Lord Marland stands down as business minister

  • However, the Tories argue that this change should be part of a full-scale review of the role, function and composition of the House of Lords.

    ECONOMIST: Peers versus people, round two

  • Now, in the wake of the attacks, a sea change in attitudes means that government is suddenly seen as having a role after all - although its magnitude and nature is still the subject of fierce debate.

    BBC: US budget surplus disappears

  • The report collates evidence from a range of stakeholders on the latest research on climate change, and identifies Northern Ireland's role and responsibilities in the context of carbon-reducing agreements.

    BBC: Inquiry into climate change

  • If this odd-sounding change is the only real step the European Union has taken towards a military role, is it really anything for the rest of the world to care about?

    ECONOMIST: The EU turns its attention from ploughshares to swords

  • Trust me, though, when I say, it was thought-provoking to hear Elizabeth Isele, co-founder of Senior Entrepreneurship Works, talk about the role senior entrepreneurs can play in our economy to create jobs, and what needs to change policy-wise to encourage this engagement.

    FORBES: What Will Your Job be at 80?

  • This concern prompted 49 former NASA scientists and astronauts to send a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on April 10, admonishing the agency for its role in advocating a high degree of certainty that man-made CO2 is a major cause of climate change, while neglecting basic empirical evidence that calls the theory into question.

    FORBES: Hellfire and Heresy: Global Warming Hotheads Inflamed About Skeptical Challengers

  • At the international level, UNESCO will celebrate World Press Freedom Day in Tunisia this year, with a three-day programme of events focused on the role of the media as a catalyst for social and political change.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • Mr Cameron has said he wants the UK to remain in the 27-member union playing a "committed and active" role but argued that the basis of its relationship must change.

    BBC: New date for David Cameron speech on UK and the EU

  • Out of that change has come great and robust growth--in our confidence, our economy, and our role in the world.

    CNN: State of the Union Address

  • While Rome-based ENI may not have the name recognition of its leading competitors, its role in developing Kashagan will certainly change that.

    FORBES: ENI Wins In Kazakstan

  • PAMPLONA, Spain (CNN) -- The wind turbines that line the northern Spanish skyline have provoked much debate about their role in helping control climate change.

    CNN: Wind in sails for?energy company

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