Sentence examples for appointed sir from inspiring English sources

In that year, prime minister Harold Macmillan appointed Sir Alec as foreign secretary.

Barclays appointed Sir David Walker as chairman on Thursday; Rake remains deputy.

"We have appointed Sir Fred as an adviser to the business.

Tesco has appointed Sir Richard Broadbent, the deputy chairman of Barclays and a former Treasury mandarin, as its next chairman.

But she won, and the Home Secretary appointed Sir Robert Owen, a former High Court judge, to lead the inquiry.

They appointed Sir David's son, Aidan, as chairman and he recruited MacLennan to be the group's chief executive.

Mr Darling and Mr Brown seriously considered not appointing Sir Mervyn for a second term.

The Commons agreed, without a vote, to appoint Sir Ian Kennedy to chair the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority with four other members.

(p27) Shares in worldwide advertising and marketing group WPP fell by 8% following concerns that the group was going to appoint Sir Christopher Lewinton as chairman.

Mr Corbyn and his allies could be tempted to appoint Sir Paul in an effort to rebuild relations to the unions, many of which are actually to his right.

Incidentally, there are historical precedents for a desperate chancellor to look overseas: Sir Geoffrey Howe, chancellor from 1979 to 1983, wanted at one stage to appoint Sir Philip headof-Cave, head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.