Sentence examples for be a serving from inspiring English sources

The army, headed by a defence minister who must be a serving officer, controls its own budget and operations, retaining a right to arrest and try civilians.

Here is the first instance of the optical device that Velázquez would later make famous, contrasting the active and contemplative life with the toiling maid and the mini-picture (seen through what appears to be a serving hatch) of Christ and the two sisters.

What must worry the current occupant of the White House more, as he watches his approval ratings dip to very human levels, is that there might be a serving Republican in the land who is thinking hard about the next phase of conservative governance.

Appointments process: Government: Appointments committee to consist of four members, none of whom could be a serving editor or MP.

Help for Heroes said the charity was "appalled to hear that a man, believed to be a serving soldier, has been brutally murdered in Woolwich today".

By law, the Director of Military Applications had to be a serving armed forces officer.

He is a serving US president..

These poster girls are a serving suggestion only.

Prince Harry is a serving soldier, risking his life.

Locals said he was a serving Pakistan army officer.

However Alaman is a serving soldier: a colonel.