Sentence examples for claimed to become from inspiring English sources

All remained priests - except Boff, who left the Franciscans, he claimed, to become a "better Franciscan".

Shaw described himself as a film buff and called Academy Award-winning actor Spencer Tracy his "great god of all screen actors"; he was so impressed by Tracy's technique that he claimed to become depressed while watching his films because Tracy made acting look simple, while Shaw claimed to find it so difficult to master himself.

People claim to become hooked on the endorphin buzz.

With little space and no work permit, Mr. Kwaku Bonsam has been unable to perform the highly elaborate rituals he is known for in Ghana, in which he claims to become possessed by spirits, conducts animal sacrifices and throws gunpowder onto open flames.

Nobel Laureate Barbara McClintock imagined being the genes of the corn plants she studied, even claiming to become their "friend".

Such depositions are hearings mandated by law for a notice of claim to become a lawsuit.

Ben Stokes pressed his claims to become England's long-term No 6 after a thrilling innings helped rescue England from a desperate position against New Zealand.

If his party forms the government, says Prachanda, he will use the law to push through land reform and the emancipation of lowly castes.Other parties scorn Prachandra's claim to become president.

A lucid, engaging mix of anecdote and forensic detail, it has a fair claim to become, at least for the foreseeable future, the definitive account of the UK's first postwar experiment in coalition government.

There are two reasons why Mhelpdesk is staking its claim to become the de facto service management application of choice.

On Saturday, two women have leading claims to become the first female jockey to win the gruelling four-and-a-half-mile race over 30 demanding fences.