Sentence examples for and a boss of from inspiring English sources
Against a backdrop of pictures of revolutionary fighters (Che Guevara, two heroes of the war of independence in the 19th century and a boss of the Communist resistance in the second world war) he vowed to "fight to the end".A resurgence of domestic terrorism involving 17 November would be a serious blow to the shaky coalition government led by Antonis Samaras, the prime minister.
With Cosa Nostra weakened by a succession of arrests, the growth of rival crime syndicates and the lack of a boss of bosses of the stature of Bernardo Provenzano or Toto Riina, the clans are trying to regroup and strengthen the organisation – and enjoy themselves at the same time.
Among those accused of taking the gang's money are a former head of Rome's waste-management company and a former boss of a big municipal property scheme.
"Stan is a very good toolmaker," says Robert Stempel, ECD's chairman (and a former boss of General Motors, a big carmaker).
As a living legend in Silicon Valley and a former boss of Intel, the world's leading chipmaker, Dr Grove could have simply used the opportunity to blow his own trumpet.
Some wondered if this was the reason Hank Paulson, then treasury secretary and a former boss of Goldman Sachs, insisted on Bear being sold for a mere $2 per share (though this was later quintupled after shareholders revolted).
French DIY chain Leroy Merlin and a former boss of the Garden Centre Group, Nicholas Marshall, were both said to be eyeing a bid for Homebase alone.
Niall FitzGerald, the deputy chairman of Thomson Reuters and a former boss of Unilever, is as close as you can get to the heart of the corporate establishment.
Hank Paulson, America's treasury secretary and a former boss of Goldman Sachs, sidestepped Senator Brown's question by saying that he shared the general outrage and that there was "a lot of blame to go around".
Since then the Sicilian Mafia has fractured, and an absolute "boss of bosses" is no longer thought to reign.
