Sentence examples for accept the posting from inspiring English sources

Mr. Huntsman's decision to accept the posting was taken inside and outside the White House to mean that he was scuttling any plans for 2012.

But the paper pressed hard for me to accept the posting, and I complied, covering the continent again for four-and-a-half years – during which the biggest stories were the ferocious wars in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and especially Zaire (now Congo).

Robertson was posted to the training base, a move that he and the Australian media saw as tantamount to a demotion; Robertson resigned rather than accept the posting.

He has not accepted the posting yet, and nor has the Syrian government approved him.

Concerned about the financial position of the diocese (which had inherited significant debt from the Diocese of Adelaide), he accepted the posting reluctantly.

He forbade Mr. Hiranuma to accept the post.

In a radio interview today, Mr. Lopez hinted that he might not accept the post.

When Liam Fox resigned suddenly as defense secretary in October 2011, Cameron asked Hammond to accept the post.

Mr. Inamori, 77, told reporters after meeting Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama he had agreed to accept the post.

Manos said he did not think his "naturally cautious" friend would agree to accept the post without careful consideration.

His colleagues say that several times he was offered, but did not accept, the post of finance minister.