A trio of three-year managerial appointments followed between the mid-1960s and mid-'70s.

During this three-year appointment he not only consolidated his reputation as a practical, fair jurist but became a prominent supporter of public education.

His three-year appointment was renewed in 2009 and 2012, respectively.

Franco: My brother will pay one hundred cows and fifty thousand dollars cash for a three-year appointment.

He said nominees who accepted the three-year appointments made decisions on salaries, tenure, buildings and other major issues.

Until 2011, the norm was to offer three-year appointments and to offer a second term.

Mr. Norrington's three-year appointment, effective next season, will make him the first music director in the ensemble's history as a freelance organization since 1974.

This was initially a three-year appointment, to end in 2008, but was later extended by three more years, to end in 2011.

But he has also accepted a three-year appointment as chief opera director in Bonn, Germany.

A three-year appointment is available for studies on the distribution and biological effects of radionuclides in the environment.