Added to his wins over Stephen Lee and Peter Ebdon, this had guaranteed him a top-16 place next season.
His previous employer, Citigroup, had guaranteed him preferential financial treatment if he were to leave to take a job in the government.
They have been saying this for so long that they seem to have convinced not only millions of Italians but also Mr Berlusconi himself.As Andrea Mammone, a lecturer at Royal Holloway University in London, notes, his recent comments suggest that he "thought that backing Letta's coalition had guaranteed him some form of protection".
Bloomberg News reports that a former Apple employee is suing the company, claiming that Steve Jobs had guaranteed him a "job for life".
Levine was the point man for the Yankees, with Mallory and Cardinale passing along initial proposals from Rodriguez, which would have guaranteed him well over $300 million.
His on-field performance has guaranteed him $8 million for 2014, which is still a steal for Pittsburgh if he continues at this level.
If he leaves the refuge of the legislative building, where the speaker has guaranteed him immunity, he could find himself in jail.
If Mr. Ocampo leaves the refuge of the legislative building, where the speaker has guaranteed him immunity, he could find himself in jail.
Some declared candidates have already dropped out of the race, claiming that in traditional Algerian fashion the army's quiet backing of Mr Bouteflika has guaranteed him victory in advance.
The board of trustees has raised his salary to nearly $1.5 million, with a $2.5 million "length of service" bonus to come in 2015, and has guaranteed him retirement benefits of $800,000 a year.
His place in the Shadow Cabinet should under Labour's rulebook have guaranteed him a seat in Mr Blair's first Cabinet when the party returned to power in 1997.
