The board had been considering a successor to Mr. Kann, who is 63, for more than a year with a special search committee.

Arcoxia, which is considered a successor to Vioxx, is on sale in 47 countries.

Delgado became sufficiently identified with gomecismo to be considered a possible successor to Gómez.

He was considered a potential successor to Mullah Omar.

David was considered a worthy successor to his famous father.

So much so that Ibara could be considered a pseudo-sequel or, at least, a spiritual successor.

Chen was once considered a possible successor to Deng Xiaoping.

Shadow of the Colossus is considered a spiritual successor to Ico.

Even so, he was considered a successor to the tlatoques, or rulers.

It has served partly to rehabilitate the man once considered a possible successor to Tito.