Sentence examples for given the post of from inspiring English sources

Jo Stevens, the MP for Cardiff Central, was given the post of shadow Welsh secretary.

Rocard's political stock rose, and in 1983 he was given the post of agriculture minister.

In 1898 he was given the post of foreign minister in the government of Henri Brisson.

After the general election, both Mr Clarke and Mr Abbott expected to be given the post of CWF chief executive.

Kenneth, of Lily Dache, appointments; William Walton chosen to select paintings for the White House & Arthur Goldberg given the post of Sec. of Labor; Dean Rusk, as Sec. of State, Oleg Cassini, to be Mrs. K.'s dress designer; Douglas C. Dillon, a Republican given the post of Sec. of the Treasury, Miss Letitia Baldridge chosen as social sec.

In the wider reshuffle, Sadiq Khan, who was Ed Miliband's campaign manager in the leadership election, was given the post of shadow justice secretary.

The Kurds responded by boycotting the government, and they are now threatening to escalate the conflict unless they are given the posts of deputy governor and provincial council chairman.

In the 2005 parliamentary elections, the Islamic Party and its Sunni allies, which had once been a default choice for Sunnis, even those who were not religious, won 44 seats and were given the posts of vice president and speaker of Parliament.

The 1977 Soviet Constitution strengthened Podgorny's control of the Council of Ministers, by giving the post of head of state some executive powers.

Examples: In all its ruthlessness, truth, for starters, says that Europe, in full comprehension of what it was doing, decided last year to give the posts of president and high representative for foreign affairs created in its new constitution to two earnest but modest candidates who could not lead.

Given the post hoc nature of these analyses, no adjustments for multiple comparisons were performed.