Sentence examples for becoming second from inspiring English sources

As Senate president, he would become governor if David A. Paterson were incapacitated, though a court temporarily blocked Mr. Espada from becoming second in the line of succession Thursday.

He placed himself off Cádiz, and there he was joined by Nelson, so becoming second in command at Trafalgar.

Will Payne has been promoted to deputy editor of Sun Online, becoming second in command to Keith Poole.

Embarrassment is now becoming second nature to the Labour party, but its cock-up architects excelled themselves with Traingate.

Even if that takes a while, the Knicks do not fear becoming second fiddle in their fans' hearts.

After distancing himself a bit from Wolsey, Cromwell entered Parliament, eventually (about 1532) working his way to the top, becoming second in power only to the king.

European governments sense that they are increasingly becoming second-rank powers, unable to affect American foreign policy goals because they can bring too few military assets to the table.

During one Today programme appearance, she was asked whether planning laws should be used to stop some villages becoming second-home ghost towns, and responded angrily in the negative, declaring: "Communities have to save themselves".

There are poor blacks becoming first-time homeowners.

Second, within this "directorate" of big countries, Germany has gained power, becoming "first among equals".

Shortly after becoming first lady in 1988, she was diagnosed with Graves disease.