Sentence examples for in higher offices from inspiring English sources

The professional bureaucracy consisted of elite families who had established residence in Kaifeng or subordinate capitals, claimed prestigious clan ancestry, had intermarried with other prominent families, had members in higher offices over generations, and periodically dominated Song government until the 12th century.

Speak respectfully to judges and people in higher offices of court.

That said, it's not impossible to imagine Paul Ryan turning into a conservationist in higher office.

Ms. Combs's interest in higher office is what makes it a political issue.

She has represented her slice of the South Side for seventeen years and expresses no interest in higher office.

He is not interested in higher office, though he would like to be re-elected in November.

Mr. Schneiderman, who has not expressed interest in higher office, has not let his close-up moment go unused.

Today, everyone in higher office knows what Jimmy Carter apparently did not, which is that calling for sacrifice is a loser's game.

As the political scientists Richard Fox and Jennifer Lawless have argued, the underrepresentation of women in higher office stems more from a gender gap in ambition and recruitment, not from sexism toward women who do decide to run for office.

If we want better political leaders, if we want better choices of who will lead us in higher office, we better start now by supporting candidates at the state and local level.

Martin Gottlieb of the Dayton Daily News, a Democratic newspaper, thought McEwen's performances showed why he had remained in the background previously: In the past, McEwen's ambition has taken the form of interest in higher office.