Media buying agency sources said that the amount of advertising News International's commercial team was able to secure was impressive at such short notice.
Others whose names haven't been part of the early prognostications -- Ben Mendelsohn ("Mississippi Grind"), Kevin Corrigan ("Results"), Marin Ireland ("Glass Chin") -- are able to secure what is likely one of their few nominations of the season, given those movies' low profiles. .
Just being able to secure a spot is so important.
The access Diaz was able to secure for filming is stunning.
But many firms have been able to secure funding, and are continuing to develop various technologies, with four companies currently in testing at Emec.
We made responsible offers to all of these guys and we were able to secure Ahmad Bradshaw and that was important to us as well.
That the women who converged on the police station were able to secure Kondoromoh's release is indicative of the power soweis wield in Sierra Leonean culture.
That he was able to secure the nuclear deal was really something.
Mr Cameron might be able to secure concessions that could be inserted into the treaties later on.
- I feel I was able to secure a postdoc that was pretty clearly fast-tracked for a permanent research position.
That Hillary Clinton was able to secure the Democratic nomination was less of a surprise.
