Sentence examples for gain office from inspiring English sources

By career politicians I mean those politicians who have worked the system well enough to gain office.

Mr. Doherty could still win, of course, but the national Republican brand is a millstone for Rhode Island Republicans, making it harder for them to gain office.

In a 1991 interview titled "Eating Well," Jacques Derrida wonders whether a head of state (chef d'Etat) could gain office by declaring himself or herself a vegetarian.

The Republicans counter that the effort is a result of jealousy from candidates who can't gain office under the current system, which they say is fair and democratic.

He was the first U.S. president to come from the area west of the Appalachians and the first to gain office by a direct appeal to the mass of voters.

Calling himself a moderate, he said he might cross party lines in the general election but dismissed the Clintons as "willing to go to any lengths to gain office".

Upon gaining office, however, Suárez showed moderation in his policies.

Neither side is really promising anything beyond hanging on to or gaining office.

But as soon as Obama gained office, Republicans decided to oppose such efforts at every turn.

When George W. Bush gained office and 9/11 happened, pragmatism went out the window as the neocons came in.

But almost all are midlevel officials and judges, and many first gained office through appointments to fill unexpired terms.