The peace process emerged stronger from a crisis in November, when the government suspended talks after the FARC kidnapped an army general, securing his swift release.
In retrospect, however, the grumpy general secured a slice of immortality from his pushy subordinate's account of the last pitched battle in living memory: It was not like the Great War.
Similarly, the recovery of the financial markets in the following years brought a period of prosperity to the city in general, securing Zürich's position as the uncontested economic capital of Switzerland.
How Dionysius, after he was elected general, secured the tyranny over the Syracusans (chaps. 92‑96).
Mr Aoun, an 81-year-old former army general, secured 83 votes in the 128-seat chamber when MPs convened for their 46th attempt to choose a head of state.
Hanna, having declined the position of Postmaster General, secured appointment to the Senate when McKinley made Ohio's aging senior senator, John Sherman, his Secretary of State.
Annan finds a dealKofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, secured an agreement from Saddam Hussein in Baghdad that allows UN weapons inspectors unconditional access to all sites in Iraq, and adds a "special group" to accompany them to visit eight presidential sites.
It was between him, his lawyer and the government". Asked whether he, as secretary-general, secured the tax break for his son, Annan said, "Absolutely not.
