Sentence examples for acquired a position from inspiring English sources
Freeman has since acquired a position of much greater significance under Theresa May, as chair of her policy board.
"The difficulty with activists is not when Barry sends a letter or announces he's acquired a position," said Mr. Lipton, who spoke in a gravely voice.
The grandson of a German groom who served Duke Jacob III of Courland (1642 82), Biron attended the academy of Königsberg (modern Kaliningrad), and, after being expelled for riotous conduct and unsuccessfully seeking his fortune in Russia (1714), he went to Mitau, in Courland, where he acquired a position in the court of Anna Ivanovna, Duchess of Courland.
Jón Thoroddsen wrote two novels that acquired a position not incommensurate with that of the medieval sagas: Piltur og stúlka (1850; Lad and Lass) and the incomplete Maður og kona (1876; "Man and Woman"), distinguished in prose style, narrative skill, wit, and perceptive observation of peasant and small-town life.
During World War II he acquired a position of particular respect as a man who had never been seduced by totalitarianisms of any kind and whose belief in personal relationships and the simple decencies seemed to embody some of the common values behind the fight against Nazism and Fascism.
Amongst the variety of uracil derivatives reported as antitumor and antiviral agent, 5-FU has acquired a position of particular importance.
The prime mover, say researchers, is acquiring a position of power.
If the acquisition has already been announced, but an arbitrageur can acquire a position and influence the bidder to abandon it, then the bidder's equity will rise.
He then became the inspector general of the first three army corps and minister of war, acquiring a position of great strength.
It is also possible that the holder of a large, speculative swap position could acquire a position in a distressed firm's traded debt to block a potential workout.
If it is possible to acquire a position in the bidding firm's equity at this price and then influence the bidding company to abandon the acquisition, the value of the bidding firm's equity will rise.
