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Mark Carney, the man he will be succeeding as governor, has described his work in helping to manage the financial crisis and then to develop the post-crisis regulatory framework as "exemplary".

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2019

"At the moment, Lord Tywin looms eternal as easterly Rock, so I doubt that Jaime will be succeeding anytime soon. Don't vex me about this, Ned, the stone has been set."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

It is certainly establishing that which will be succeeding.

From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Stein, Gertrude