Sentence examples for appointments won from inspiring English sources

Mitchell was promoted lieutenant in 1947, captain in 1952, major in 1959, and his success in a wide range of appointments won him brevet rank as a lieutenant-colonel in 1964.

The appointment won enthusiastic approval from a wide spectrum of politicians, news media commentators, and current and former BBC staff members.

"We are in the final stages" of the plans, said Katsuaki Watanabe, whose appointment won shareholders' approval last week.

He was also well known for holding up votes on treaties and appointments to win a point.

He also has continued to use his power to block appointments to win concessions on various issues.

Six generations of one family documented in the exhibition — the Schiaffos of the Bronx — won appointments to the New York City Department of Sanitation, from 1906 to 2001.

The 50 men who thus won appointments at the Hanlin Academy, the famous scholar Zhu Yizun among them, worked on compilation of the Mingshi, an official history of the Ming dynasty.

The Gore camp has been furious at Gov. George W. Bush for posing shortly after the election in an Oval Office-like setting and talking about his transition, including possible cabinet appointments, without having won the election.

In recent days, two potential candidates won appointments to other posts, and the rumor mill seems to be drying up.

Or perhaps a Labour government would have stopped Juncker's appointment by "winning the argument and building alliances".

In his final years, Rafsanjani won appointment or election to other posts.