The phrase "achieving a place" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the attainment of a position, status, or location, whether literal or metaphorical.
Example: "After years of hard work and dedication, she is finally achieving a place among the top leaders in her field."
Alternatives: "reaching a position" or "gaining a spot".
Donna Finch, the fire service's children and young people's manager in Essex, says achieving a place on the shortlist gave her a national platform to encourage other agencies to engage with people with Down's syndrome and focus on their abilities rather than concentrate on what they cannot do.
Achieving a place for progressive statements is challenging work.
And the Brazilian moved a step closer to achieving a place in the decider with a 13-10 quarter-final win over Danabek Suzhanov.
Ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifiers draw in February, O'Neill warned against suggestions that achieving a place in the expanded 24-team finals will be "easy".
"I have such great memories of representing the island at the Commonwealth Games, so I'm looking forward to helping others achieving a place at the next Games in Glasgow (in 2014), " the 51-year-old continued.
"I think we were able to achieve a place where we are comfortable," Ms. Elie said.
Stewart was a song interpreter, songwriter and raconteur, and achieved a place in the pantheon of Scottish musicians.
Obama was raised by a single mother in penurious circumstances, and worked his way through the public education system to achieve a place at Columbia university.
Lulu (Jessica Stone) is young, crafty and ambitious, determined to achieve a place among the most powerful people in Hollywood under 35 as annually listed in The Weekly.
In their company, Philip Roth's Alexander Portnoy, the onanist with the passion for raw liver, and John Updike's Rabbit Angstrom, the sympathetic serial adulterer, stand out for having achieved a place in the modern American canon.
The results showed a rise in the number of candidates taking the so-called "facilitating subjects" - likely to help candidates achieve a place at one of the country's most selective universities.
