Sentence examples for becoming the immediate from inspiring English sources

More important, however, Leo made his position secure by becoming the immediate beneficiary of the coronation, itself an illegal and revolutionary proceeding.

With TV and radio becoming the most immediate purveyors of information, newspapers have changed.

GTA3 was an immediate hit, becoming the best-selling videogame during the holiday quarter.

Huntford's thesis had an immediate impact, becoming the new orthodoxy.

The album had near-immediate success, becoming the first punk rock-identified record to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 and being certified double platinum within three weeks.

It is close to the elbow of the Hutchinson River Parkway and the Cross Bronx Expressway, in a pocket of the city that is in no immediate danger of becoming the new Williamsburg.

Launched by Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge in 2002, it met with immediate scepticism, quickly becoming the butt of jokes by political cartoonists and Saturday night TV comedians.

It took twice as long as we thought it would and cost three times as much, but the new product (Kronos 4500 Badge Terminal) was an immediate success, eventually becoming the world's best-selling time clock.

He made an immediate impact playing for the Grizzlies, becoming the team's leading scorer while setting a franchise record of 18.7 ppg.

Quickly becoming the deadliest year for journalists in Mexico, Martin faces immediate danger and ongoing persecution after the U.S. immigration system failed him.

I'd envisaged becoming an immediate expert, but the reality was more painful, slower.