Sentence examples for attained a position from inspiring English sources

While at the Gonzaga court, Mantegna attained a position of great respect.

It was not until 1869, with his appointment as professor at the École Normale, Paris, that he attained a position commensurate with his ability.

To the south of the Fertile Crescent, the Sabaeans, a South Arabian people (also Semites, though South Semites), attained a position of wealth and importance as commercial intermediaries between the East and the Mediterranean.

Jancis Robinson, a prominent wine critic in London, wrote that the St. Pierres have attained "a position in the Chinese wine scene similar to that of the Gallos in the U.S". "A.S.C. has really introduced wine into China," Patricio de la Fuente Saez, a rival importer, told me.

Hence, it can be concluded that utilities have attained a position of 'organizational ambidexterity'.

When I attained a position with Planned Parenthood almost two years ago, I was ecstatic.

"Baby Boy" attained a positioning on the commercial charts before its physical release in the US.

Before that, becoming an architect did not mean mastering a discipline but attaining a position.

Desperate to buy time for the new nation to attain a position from which to defy Old World powers, Washington wanted above all to stay out of Europe's murderous quarrels.

By the time that happened, says Mr. Hanson, "I had worked too long and hard to attain a position that would allow me to make movies I wanted to make" to let the burden of success derail him.

Basil the Great, however, by means of a special vow and a special ceremony, enabled monks to cease being just laymen and to attain a position between clergy and laity.