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	Primus inter pares - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		First among equals is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office.
		The phrase "Prime Minister" literally means "primary minister" or "first minister." As such, the Prime Ministers of many countries are traditionally considered to be "first among equals" - they are the most senior of a group of ministers, rather than holding an office that is superior to that of ministers.
		The phrase "first among equals" is also used by some to describe the roles of the Pope or the Patriarch of Constantinople.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Primus_inter_pares (559 words)

	First among equals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		First among equals (primus inter pares in Latin) is a term which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office.
		As such, the Prime Ministers of many countries are traditionally considered to be "first among equals" - they are the most senior of a group of ministers, rather than holding an office that is superior to that of ministers.
		The term "first among equals" is also used from certain views on the roles of the Pope or the Patriarch of Constantinople.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Primus_inter_pares (400 words)

	First among equals - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The term was also used by Roman Emperors as a means of reducing the appearance of dictatorship (which was particularly important during the early Roman Empire to appease those who may have longed for a return to the old Roman Republic).
		In 1984, author Jeffrey Archer wrote "First Among Equals," a well-regarded novel about the careers and private lives of several men vying to become British Prime Minister.
		The phrase "first among equals" has also used been to describe the Chief Justice of the United States (sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court").
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Primus_inter_pares (473 words)

	First among equals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The term was also used by Roman Emperor s as a means of reducing the appearance of dictatorship.
		As such, the Prime Ministers of many countries are traditionally considered to be "first among equals" - they are the most senior of a group of minister s, rather than holding an office that is superior to that of ministers.
		According to those views, the titles do not mean that the holder has special authority over the other bishop s; rather, it is an acknowledgement of the historic significance of those sees.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-First_among_equals.html (478 words)

	First among equals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		First among equals (primus inter pares in Latin) is a term which indicates that person is the most senior of a of people sharing the same rank or Examples include the Prime Minister of many Commonwealth nations the President of the European Commission and some religious figures.
		As such the Prime of many countries are traditionally considered to "first among equals" - they are the senior of a group of ministers rather than holding an office that superior to that of ministers.
		The term "first among equals" is also from certain views on the roles of Pope or the Patriarch of Constantinople.
	www.freeglossary.com /First_among_equals (573 words)

	Johns Hopkins University Press \| Books \| First Among Equals
		The first full-length study devoted to examining new roles and responsibilities of the chief academic officer—now more often called vice president for academic affairs or provost than the traditional academic dean—First Among Equals addresses the need for vision and leadership by these individuals in an increasingly complex higher education environment.
		Each chapter of First Among Equals explores a different aspect of the chief academic officer's primary responsibilities, including relations with the president and the board, academic governance, curriculum development, new instructional technologies, enrollment management, legal affairs, and faculty development, among others.
		First Among Equals is excellent at exposing a persistent and growing dilemma for chief academic officers.
	www.press.jhu.edu /books/title_pages/1588.html (391 words)

	First Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Canada First Ministers is a term that refers to Canadian Heads of Government including the Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers.
		The title First Minister may be used to refer to political leader of a subnational entity or dependent territory.
		In Germany the first minister in the federal is known as the Minister-President.
	www.freeglossary.com /First_Secretary (369 words)

	Bookreporter.com - FIRST AMONG EQUALS by Kenneth Starr
		Early in FIRST AMONG EQUALS Ken Starr describes President John Adams as a "virtuous, principled man, lacking in political skills." This characterization could easily be applied to the author himself.
		Starr, the independent counsel whose investigation in 1998 of the Clinton-Lewinsky mess led to the passage of two articles of impeachment in the House of Representatives, was famously demonized in a public relations war waged by his political enemies who sought to discredit him and his work as independent counsel.
		FIRST AMONG EQUALS is his love letter to an institution he reveres.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews/0446527564.asp (834 words)

	Chapter 6 First Among Equals
		The first to face the antics of these gangs were the Intelligens "traditional" enemy the Buckhoo and Braggah.
		First of all they worked on the other human species for support, yet none of these appeared overly interested in voting for Intelligens candidates.
		Thus the first "Corah" election, as it became christened considering it was the first that they participated in, actually became the Intelligens election.
	www.geocities.com /marcuswest/inequal.html (6142 words)

	First among equals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The phrase "Prime Minister" literally means "primary minister" or "first minister." As such, the Prime Ministers of many countries are traditionally considered to be "first among equals" - they are the most senior of a group of Political ministerminister/s, rather than holding an office that is superior to that of ministers.
		The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has frequently been referred to as "first among equals." In the United KingdomUK, the executive is the Cabinet, and during Hanoverian/ times a minister had the role of informing the monarch about proposed legislation in the House of Commons and other matters.
		Among those hoping to remind the world what F1 is all about, Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld will both be chasing a return to the top step of the Magny-Cours podium.
	www.infothis.com /find/First_among_equals (713 words)

	Encyclopedia: First among equals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Latin word Princeps (plural: principes) means the first This article is devoted to a number of specific histocal meanings the word took, by far the most important of which follows first.
		See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century) The Roman Republic (Latin: Res Publica Romanorum) was the republican government of the city of Rome and its territories from 510 BC until the establishment of the Roman Empire, which sometimes placed at 44BC the year of Caesars...
		The adjective Hanoverian is used to describe British monarchs of the House of Hanover things relating to the Duchy of Hanover things relating to Hanover, Germany and it is a horse breed, see Hanoverian (horse)...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/First-among-equals (1292 words)

	First Among Equals Audio Book
		First Among Equals was authored by Jeffrey Archer and is narrated by N/A.
		First Among Equals is a great audio book to use as a test of this concept.
		Get First Among Equals audio book today and start improving your life by gaining knowledge and realize the joy that comes from treating yourself with the respect you deserve.
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	First Among Equals: How to Manage a Group of Professionals - Book
		They are expected to lead as the primus inter pares, the first among equals.
		In First Among Equals, McKenna and Maister write the book they wish they had read when first given the challenge of leading a group.
		First Among Equals should be given to each of their managers.
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	First Among Equals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		EQUALS Programs Workshops and curriculum materials in mathematics for teachers, parents, and community members.
		Programs include the EQUALS workshops in mathematics and equity, a series of professional development workshops, and the FAMILY MATH Program.
		More sex equals better economy, analysts say [CNN]
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-First_Among_Equals.html (116 words)

	First among equals - [Sunday Herald]
		He has contributed hugely toward all advances in gay equality made in the UK in the past 20 years and has done very practical work in dissuading the police from arresting gay men for seeking sex in public places, and in persuading them to crack down on homophobic violence.
		He should be a hero among gay people and yet they are often his most outspoken critics, arguing that he creates the impression they are a bunch of bolshy, whiny attention-seekers.
		After they slept together for the first time, he lay back and thought to himself, well, if this is what being gay is all about then I’m gay and it’s wonderful.
	www.sundayherald.com /45685 (2435 words)

	Politics \| Blair: first among equals?
		But for all the immediacy of its approach, most of the speech had first been made two years ago, when he introduced the idea of international community in a speech in Chicago, on the eve of Nato's 50th anniversary.
		A significant influence then was the work of Robert Cooper, a diplomat on secondment to the Cabinet Office, whose pamphlet, The post-modern state and the world order, dividing the world not into rich and poor but by political development, was published by the Blairite Foreign Policy Centre.
		For the first time, two special advisers have joined the senior diplomats at the heart of the cabinet secretariat.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4271688-103685,00.html (1038 words)

	First Among Equals : PDXBooks
		First Among Equals : The Role of the Chief Academic Officer
		First Among Equals: Abraham Lincoln's Reputation During His Administration
		First Among Equals: Outstanding Senate Leaders of the Twentieth Century
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	In the News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Before he was independent counsel for Whitewater and related, or unrelated, issues, Starr was a law clerk to the chief justice of the United States (1975-77), counselor to the attorney general (1981-83), judge of the federal appellate court in the District of Columbia (1983-89) and solicitor general, the government's lawyer before the Supreme Court (1989-93).
		He is an intimate of the Constitution and the judicial process, and we know from the first sentence -- ''Thurgood Marshall thundered at me from the bench'' -- that we are being treated to an insider's view of the Supreme Court and the constitutional issues now before it.
		The answer is a formulaic letdown: because recount standards varied from county to county, equal treatment was denied to Bush, and thus the biggest of the ''large ideas'' of the Rehnquist court -- ''the equality principle'' -- required reversal of the Florida Supreme Court's mandated recount.
	www.law.uchicago.edu /news/hutchinson-star.html (1209 words)

	First Among Equals Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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	First Among Equals
		Sure, you're not supposed to profit from criminal acts via newspapers either, but this is a ruling from the press complaints commission, and you can forgive a man who is (quite literally) in prison for thinking that there are worse rules to break in life than those of the toothless PCC.
		Besides, he is giving the money to charity (and the gentler among us must assume that, this time, with Mary's help, he'll choose a real, locatable charity, rather than an invisible one).
		First Objective for Turkey and Europe: Assess the Origin and the Confines of Europe
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/10-8-2002-27757.asp (683 words)

	Guardian \| First among equals
		There is no pope in Sikhism, but Bibi Jagir Kaur comes close: the first woman president of the body that oversees the sacred shrines and relics of the faith.
		Despite the message of equality, however, no woman has ever served as the jathedar, or custodian, at any of the five sacred shrines of the Sikhs and while Kaur's appointment may be seen as a progressive step for Sikhism, some view her as nothing more than a puppet president.
		Critic have muttered that she got her break because Punjab's chief minister feared her predecessor was scheming to remove him and chose her because, as a young woman from a lower caste family, she would never dare to challenge him.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,3854595-103602,00.html (605 words)

	Lawyers Weekly
		"First Among Equals" is a "playbook" suitable for anyone who faces the challenge of leading a group of lawyers or other professionals.
		In law firms, this might mean a chair of a practice group, a chair of a firm committee, a head of a trial team, or a transactional lawyer running a deal that is staffed with several junior associates and/or lawyers from other practice groups.
		"First Among Equals" is a must-read if you have just agreed to chair a practice group or a firm committee.
	www.lawyersweeklyusa.com /reprints/stephenseckler.htm (851 words)

	Powell's Books - Review-a-Day - First Amoung Equals : Supreme Court in American Life (02 Edition) by Kenneth W. Starr, ...
		The first is a claim of continuity between the Rehnquist Court and what preceded it.
		First, it ruled that Congress could, without offense to the First Amendment, impose limits on contributions to political campaigns.
		Where the Warren Court invoked a principle of political equality to forbid poll taxes and to require "one person, one vote," the Rehnquist Court invokes a principle of political equality to forbid manual recounts (and thus to ensure the election of George W. Bush).
	www.powells.com /review/2002_12_12.html (3591 words)

	The Very Best Books : First Among Equals
		From Jeffrey Archer, author of the bestselling Kane and Abel, comes this spellbinding tale in its complete and original form, published for the first time in the U.S. First Among Equals chronicles the lives of four extraordinary men who battle for a prize that only one of them can win-;to become Prime Minister.
		There is the theoretical idea in Westminster Parliamentary systems that all Cabinet ministers are equals, and that the Prime Minister is simply First among Equals, rather than the nearly all-powerful figure most have become (similarly, the Pope as Bishop of Rome is theoretically merely the first among equals of bishops -- see how that works?).
		In fact, the office of the Prime Minister is a powerful position, one that drives many people to do strange and bizarre things in aid of attaining the office.
	www.elise.com /store/0061007161/First_Among_Equals.html (540 words)

	weLEAD Online Magazine - Book Review - FIRST AMONG EQUALS:
		FIRST AMONG EQUALS is more than a catchy title of a book promoted as a guide to managing others in professional environments.
		FIRST AMONG EQUALS was written to fill a large need in most modern organizations.
		FIRST AMONG EQUALS is also replete with quizzes, sidebars and checklists to enhance your personal growth as a group leader.
	www.leadingtoday.org /Onmag/marchapril02/br-marchapril02.html (685 words)

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