Sentence examples for buying a position from inspiring English sources

Even among many of the 500 remaining companies, Mr. Stansky would still have difficulty buying a position as large as his G.E. holding.

It's no secret, Angel said, that Nasdaq wanted to get into derivatives and now with the planned acquisition of the Boston Stock Exchange it would be buying a position in the options business.

Alison [disgraced former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke] bought a diplomatic passport and bought a position.

There are also rumors that as with many other professions in Bosnia's public sector you can buy a position as a prison guard.

Even at the surface of the current scandal it is openly said that Ashcroft has written a hatchet job biography of Cameron because he is angry he couldn't buy a position as a minister.

You may be well-served to buy a position in an oil investment and hold it for the long term, while collecting any dividends paid out along the way.

It reminded me of my days in office, when the art of buying a political position was considered all in a day's work.

Publishers would like to hold onto the lucrative aspects of their current business while taking advantage of the new lower cost of operating in a circulation world that is not hostage to buying a good position on the grocery store checkout line.

The gurus also looked to book some paper profits, buying a $96,000 initial position in Youngsville, N.C.-based Xerium Technologies.

"We've never been fast buyers," says Everett. "You're better off buying a small position, watching to see what happens and then gradually buying more".

The group opposes legislation that would simply bar people on government terror watch lists from buying guns – a position shared by the American Civil Liberties Union.