The successor also inherits the deceased's social and political status.

His successor will inherit a very different situation.

Mr. Berger's successor will inherit an agency facing some major problems.

His successor will inherit this battle, and a few others as well.

This was the army that his successors inherited and further modified.

His time has seen growth, but his successor, Jim Ritts, may well inherit an era of good feelings for female athletes.

Mr. Ross's successor is not inheriting a unified corporate family.

Since the kheshig was personal appanage of a monarch, his successors did not inherit them.

His successor, Jacob B. Jackson, inherited the same problem and further suspended the resolution of the matter.

His successor, Edwin M. Wilson, inherited the leadership challenge and the accumulated debt.