Sentence examples for gains office from inspiring English sources

From whipping Tory MPs through in support of a referendum on AV, the number and nature of cabinet places he's going to give to the Liberals, to surrendering the bedrock of the Westminster system – by giving way on fixed parliaments – Cameron gains office but not power.

Among Clinton antagonists circles, direct mail-based fundraising groups such as the Emergency Committee to Stop Hillary Rodham Clinton sprung up, sending out solicitations with apoplectic visions of: just as one Clinton leaves office, another gains 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.

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

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.

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.

With a Saxon dynasty on the throne, Saxon nobles gained office and power, with opportunities for conquest along the eastern river frontiers and marches of their homeland.

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.