Sentence examples for achieving minor from inspiring English sources

Another option discussed by some American officers -- using the fledgling Iraqi security forces to carry out an assault on the mosque, and keeping American troops back to blunt Shiite objections -- appeared to have been ruled out after American commanders concluded that the Iraqis fighting in Najaf have had trouble achieving minor combat objectives.

In the mid- to late 1990's, Mr. Navellier achieved minor celebrity status in the mutual fund world.

In Mexico, the Orquestra Basura (Trash Orchestra) have recorded albums and achieved minor celebrity status.

In fact, the father achieves minor Japanese celebrity as "The Singer of Noh With Blue Eyes".

"Snap your fingers exactly fifty times," it orders — one of several dozen "quests" to achieve minor feats of self-improvement.

Member of Harvard band achieves minor triumph of one-upmanship by conning Carson into inscribing and autographing autobiography of Dick Cavett.

China Central Television has interviewed an Australian reporter, Angela Yu, who achieved minor internet fame after asking the National Development and Reform Commission a minute-long question about Sino-Australian relations in Chinese.

The group's new album, "Release" (Sanctuary), is a collection of 10 songs about love and loneliness, one of which has already achieved minor notoriety.

Urbahn first met Rumsfeld as a Pentagon speechwriter, and was later chief of staff in Rumsfeld's private office, where he achieved minor fame by being the first to tweet early reports of Osama bin Laden's death.

Makgeolli, a Korean rice drink with an alcohol content similar to wine, has achieved minor recognition worldwide over the last few years, the latest in formerly low-class tipples that have become fashionable.

Garson achieved minor fame as a playwright in the sixties with the antiwar satire "MacBird!" Since then, she's written several books of social reportage about work and money, and this steady engagement over many decades has honed an appealing voice: wry, modest, realistic.