Sentence examples for gained passage from inspiring English sources

Nachman escaped when he was 13 and eventually gained passage to Israel.

She worked as a secretary and as a film production assistant until she gained passage to Africa.

Cort van der Linden gained passage in 1914 of an unemployment-insurance program and began implementing a policy of neutrality and economic austerity to deal with wartime conditions.

Following the Armistice, Albert appealed to the Allies to abolish Belgian neutrality, formalized by European treaties in 1839, and gained passage in Parliament of universal male suffrage.

Haakon improved the efficiency of the royal administration and also gained passage of laws prohibiting blood feuds and regulating church state relations as well as the succession to the throne.

He devoured anyone who tried to escape the kingdom of Hades, the lord of the underworld, and he refused entrance to living humans, though the mythic hero Orpheus gained passage by charming him with music.

Sponsors helped me gain passage to New York City in 1982.

Tells how he filibustered to gain passage for a bill that would benefit his home constituents.

Then, after gaining passage of a new Constitution, he repeated that feat in July.

But that would clearly work too well to ever gain passage.

Sister Ardeth helped to gain passage of a 1982 state law expressing Michigan's support for a nuclear freeze.