Sentence examples for in election to from inspiring English sources

Successful passage to the highest ranks results in election to the position of elder.

In short, "The Descendants" is the latest exhibit in Payne's careful dissection of the beached male, which runs from Matthew Broderick's character in "Election" to Jack Nicholson's in "About Schmidt and Paul Giamattii's in "Sideways".

The first documented use of "elector" in English, in 1467, is in the sense of "one who has the right to vote in election to any office or dignity", and the context of that citation is the election of guild officers.

He was discouraged from pursuing his interest in election to the United States House of Representatives in 2005.

That proportion has since increased and will reach 30 directly elected seats in elections to be held in September.

In elections to the European Parliament many voters simply do not bother to take part.

SHOULD Japan give permanent foreign residents the right to vote in elections to local councils?

The two tougher movements also triumphed in elections to the council's regional branches.

Simple generational change could give the movement a boost in elections to come.

Notably, Britain is now expected to participate in elections to the European Parliament in late May.

In truth, these nail-biters have become, at least in elections to the House of Representatives, exceedingly rare.