Sentence examples for appointed as guards from inspiring English sources

The court gave short shrift to the defense claim that the accused were just ordinary local policemen, appointed as guards to the camp who had little authority and did what they could to help the inmates.

General Jean-Claude Kifwa, commander of the Republican Guard, was appointed as a regional military commander.

913 959), Kourkouas was appointed as the commander of the Vigla palace guard regiment, probably through the machinations of the fellow Armenian, admiral Romanos Lekapenos, as part of his drive for the throne.

Commission chiefs have always been appointed as a result of horse-trading between national leaders who jealously guard that prerogative and view the key post as too important to be left to the vagaries of Europe's voters.

William Percival Crozier is appointed as editor.

He was appointed as editor in 2009.

There is guarded optimism about de Blasio, a public-school parent who, on the campaign trail, spoke disparagingly of the Bloomberg Administration's investment in standardized testing, and has appointed as schools chancellor Carmen Fariña, a former teacher and principal who has spoken about her opposition to teaching to the test.

Brouwer was appointed as its director.