Sentence examples for essentially secured from inspiring English sources

John McCain didn't receive protection until April 2008, after he had essentially secured the nomination.

Having essentially secured the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney now faces a general election to-do list.

The agreement reached at Ṭāʾif essentially secured a return to the same political process and its mixture of formal and informal political logic.

In recent weeks, his administration has negotiated agreements with corn farmers in Sinaloa and cane growers in Veracruz that have essentially secured the payments they are owed.

Mr. Kerry, who essentially secured the nomination in early March and was down to only a few million dollars in the bank, came under immediate, withering attack.

Pittsburgh ran the other way and a Levance Fields basket gave the Panthers a 70-64 leandand essentially secured the victory.

"That is essentially securing the border, placing an importance on that," he said.

Luis Scola scored 32 points to help Argentina beat Angola, 91-70, in a Group A game Monday in Kayseri, Turkey, essentially securing the Argentines a place in the second round of the world basketball championships.

Charlie Rangel won the race, essentially securing himself a 22nd term.

The pro-Emanuel group spent $2.7 million to support the mayor's victory in the Democratic primary -- essentially securing his re-election on Nov. 3 -- and another $1.1 million to help his allies on the city council.

Text reading, "In 2008, we were promised change we could believe in," then flashes across the screen before a clip of Obama after essentially securing the Democratic nomination in June of that year, "This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.