From day one, the two partners had a practical division of duties.

And they have the division of duties down pat.

Mr. Powers said the division of duties had been "evolving over the last few days."

There's a clear division of duties here, sir.

It boils down to a division of duties.

This would be a division of duties that some investors argue holds managers more accountable to shareholders and the board.

"I wouldn't say I crack a whip, but this is the division of duties we decided on.

There are still shortcomings, however, in the organisation of the division of duties and responsibilities among the institutions.

Women in Lamal are not men's servants, but there are clear divisions of duties.

But politics and personalities had as much to do with creating the unusual division of duties as did logic, efficiency or skill.

He remained in poor health until his death in 1973, however, and Fred Kirby's division of duties never changed.

But Mr. Ibsen said that the shipping industry feels more comfortable with the current division of duties.

"A division of duties, ye might say.

"Anya, if you would finish that scroll about the division of duties... as we discussed?

There was a clear division of duties between Nest's grandparents, and the rough measure of it was whether the work took place inside or out.

This unclear division of duties has created conflict and confusion when citizens have sought to complain or a when major crisis needed to be resolved.

The number of members, the titles held by ministers and the division of duties and purviews between them varies from one Cabinet to the next.

"Division of duties."

Mendik and Quantum, which is operated by the financier George Soros, are similarly mum about the division of duties and equity involvement.

The division of duties between Mr. Zucker and Mr. Falco will break basically along the lines of programming and operations.

Mr. Biggs will be involved in investing pension money, administration and marketing, but he said the precise division of duties with Mr. Wharton had not yet been worked out.

The Division of Duties Under the new structure, Mr. Atwood will head G.M.'s high-technology and military businesses, reporting directly to Mr. Smith.

But in that case at least, the division of duties, with Mr. Bewkes handling mainly the entertainment side and Mr. Logan the subscription businesses, seems to be more clear-cut.

What was once a clear-cut division of duties - top management evaluated insiders for promotion, search firms scoured the rest of the world - has become yet another casualty of the tumult of the 1980's.

"People who try to cut corners by eliminating common-sense division of duties are very vulnerable," said Randal Wolverton, an F.B.I. special agent in Wichita who was not assigned to the Sprecker case.