Sentence examples for high-profile appointment from inspiring English sources

Furthermore, the impression of activity created by his high-profile appointment has hindered genuine progress towards a lasting peace.

Paul Lewis, whose high-profile appointment as Pentagon envoy for Guantánamo was touted as evidence of Obama's commitment to shuttering the facility, is seen as marginalized and ineffective.

Sawiris and Edens, who are hugely ambitious, want a high-profile appointment to rejuvenate the club, who are 15th in the Championship, and Henry ticks that box.

Today had the lowest percentage of women appearing on air of all the programmes, despite an improvement in the past two years and the high-profile appointment of Mishal Husain last summer.

Mabunda's was a high-profile appointment, working across government ministries and with Kabila's ear, and people who had been trying to stem the rising tide of rape greeted her appointment with hope.

Hail, Caesar!'s roster of big-name actors – including Clooney, Tatum and Tilda Swinton – is likely to add considerable lustre to proceedings – as does the presence of Streep as jury head, an unexpectedly high-profile appointment.

Universities have been making scores of high-profile appointments of academics with good research records.

Siemens has grabbed headlines with its high-profile appointments of women, but progress toward overall gender balance has been slower.

Sarkozy yesterday accepted that his high-profile appointments of ministers from diverse backgrounds, such as the justice minister, Rachida Dati, were not enough to stop the rot.

When Mr. Perry named Jeffrey S. Boyd, his top adviser and former general counsel, to the Texas Supreme Court late last month, it was the latest in a string of high-profile appointments.

Installed as designer in 1997, following the high-profile appointments of Alexander McQueen at Givenchy and John Galliano at Dior, Jacobs outlasted both.