Sentence examples for held prominent from inspiring English sources

Another difficulty was that so many government officials had held prominent roles in prior regimes.

Though few nuns attended, other than mothers superior, two orders held prominent places.

Many officials in Mr. Kibaki's administration held prominent positions under Mr. Moi.

Milan MILUTINOVIC and Nikola SAINOVIC have both held prominent positions within the SPS.

From 1904 to 1942 Jackling held prominent management positions in a large number of major mining and metallurgical corporations as well as in some railroad companies.

Although the women in New Hampshire are serving all at once by happenstance, women have long held prominent positions in New Hampshire government.

Al-Wahhab descendants continue to hold prominent positions in the kingdom.

Members of the Wahhab family continue to hold prominent positions in the country.

The al-Sabah family has extensive interests in the oil industry, and his relatives hold prominent positions in the government and the military.

Women hold prominent roles in Yemeni society, and many of those participating in the antigovernment protests are outspoken, including the influential youth protest leader Tuwakil Karman.

But a few commissioners said they were concerned that Mr. Angelides was more interested in holding prominent hearings than in selecting a few targets for deep examination.