In recent years, Mr. Paterno had largely become a figurehead as Penn State's coach.
The British monarch has no political power but Elizabeth has immense power as a figurehead.
Nonetheless, the BFI has acquired an articulate and charismatic figurehead whose personal commitment to cinema is unquestioned.
He is staying on as a figurehead until elections are held next month to choose his successor.
Inside are human skulls, life vests from Japanese whalers, the proud figurehead of a galleon, brass cannons, rigging and sea-worn chains.
In 1974, a new constitution was approved in Sweden, which reduced the status of the king to a figurehead.
Was Hirohito a mere figurehead atop a powerful system of authoritarian rule, an imperial puppet manipulated by a military elite?
The party's new figurehead in Wales was speaking at his first Lib Dem conference since taking over from Richard Livsey.
He was especially frustrated by being the presiding figurehead of a Senate dominated by the Republican majority leader, Henry Cabot Lodge.
The setback now means Australia must attempt to square the series without their figurehead and best batsman of the last decade.
The CEO is The Man, plodding along the expected routes, expecting the same of his subordinates, becoming the figurehead of corporate oppression.
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Cocker became a figurehead of the Britpop movement of the mid-1990s through his band, whose hits included Common People and Disco 2000.
Indeed, he has appointed prominent nonistes to his government: Laurent Fabius, a former prime minister and rebel figurehead, is now foreign minister.
Hansonism was short-lived, with its one-time figurehead now a figure of fun.
He kept his word, but made sure the king remained a figurehead.
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The government set up the commissioner role in an effort to make police more accountable, with a single "figurehead" monitoring and ensuring performance.
Xanana Gusmao, a former resistance fighter and figurehead of the country's independence movement, is certain to defeat Francisco do Amaral, his only rival.
He's the figurehead of the club and we will follow what he does and I think we have a very good leader in the camp.
These winners accepted their medals but Dr Perelman stayed at home, reportedly because he has no desire to be a figurehead of the mathematics community.
The 58-year-old had been expected to be a prominent figurehead for the Russian bid in the final days of campaigning but instead remained in Moscow.
" CES is still a figurehead for the industry, " said Steinberg.
On some courses he was a bit of a figurehead, glancing over the blueprints drawn up by associates and perhaps showing up at the ribbon-cutting.
But on the international stage, he was the figurehead for France.
After Mr Ahmadinejad was elected in 2005, to the surprise of almost all the pundits, it was widely assumed he would be a meek figurehead.
Abdul Kalam, became the nation's figurehead president in 2002 to 2007.
Electing a figurehead, so the argument goes, would turbo charge that scrutiny and empower local people to have a say in how their area is policed.
Coach Peter de Villiers just seems to be there as a figurehead and I really don't know how much input he is having with the Boks.
As he climbs the corporate ladder, Browne wrestles with his public profile, constantly fretting that too much publicity will make him a figurehead ripe for attack.
Whether it encourages Yeltsin's continuation in a figurehead status or not, such aid will do little to advance the prospects for real and swift structural reform.
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