Sentence examples for appointments point from inspiring English sources

His guiding principles, he added, would be "true social justice and genuine compassion".Some of the prime minister's appointments point in a similar direction.

The appointments point toward a goal of the new publisher, Katharine Weymouth — tighter integration between The Post's main newsroom and its Web site.

Abdullah's great age and poor health meant there were no surprises but two key and senior appointments pointed to significant change ahead – the start of the handover of power to a new generation of the Al Saud family.

Skeptics of the motives behind Mr. Porr's appointment point to the city's political structure, saying Mr. Cammarato will have too much power no matter who is city manager.

H. Carl McCall, the former state comptroller and a Democratic candidate for governor in 2002, defended Mr. Paterson's handling of the appointment, pointing out that Ms. Kennedy's own uneven performance and the intense worldwide scrutiny of her bid were factors beyond the governor's control.

Mr Trump's appointments also point unerringly towards the dismantling of federal government programmes in other crucial areas.

Tax cuts are expected in the new government's first budget, due in September.Other appointments also point to a possible new approach.

While Mr. Hariri's appointment may point to stability, Mr. Makdessi, the political scientist, said questions remained about the management of the state.

Daniel A. Friedman, an assistant attorney general who is counsel to the General Assembly, said, however, that the governor does not have the authority to make an appointment, a point reiterated by Rick Abbruzzese, a spokesman for Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat.

Ola Hermanson at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden supports limits on postdoc appointments, but points out that in some cases they can be too restrictive.

"I'm already late for my appointment," Dortmunder pointed out.