Sentence examples for has ascended from from inspiring English sources

Perhaps the most fascinating part of Stanford's transformation is the manner in which the program has ascended from the Pac-10 outhouse to the Pac-12 penthouse.

Later -- that is, earlier -- our heroine will force an elaborate showdown with Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu), who has ascended from assassin-for-hire to Tokyo gangland leader.

Cornwell has ascended from working at a morgue to living in millionaire splendour (she often flies between New York and Boston in her own helicopter).

He has ascended from fifth string as a freshman to a starter that nearly every N.F.L team has come through Worcester to scout.

By the end he has ascended from part-time lecturer to dean, and in so doing has belittled Platt's sense of himself at every turn.

In the twilight of his life the writer has ascended from man of letters to spiritual guru, attracting disciples to a vaguely defined movement led by Vladimir Chertkov (Mr. Giamatti).

This was a man who had ascended from a Detroit home with no running water to the executive washrooms.

Stories of individuals who have ascended from a threadbare upbringing to a university chair are not new.

Mr Perry was in his third term, having ascended from the lieutenant-governor's seat in 2000 when George Bush won the presidency.

Man is sometimes said to have ascended from the depths of the earth (as with the Zuni, an American Indian people) or from a certain rock or tree of cultic significance.

Beard was a baby on the 1996 Olympic team in Atlanta, a 14-year-old who in less than two years had ascended from part-time swimmer to the top female breaststroker in the United States.