Sentence examples for in patronage from inspiring English sources

Judge Lippman's memorandum follows a promise by the state's top judge, Judith S. Kaye, to rein in patronage.

I agree with the intentions of New York State's chief judge, Judith S. Kaye, to rein in patronage.

Shifts in patronage and audiences have seen to that.

Some people in patronage jobs are even qualified for them.

And the state bureaucracy has been more interested in patronage and clientelism than in good policy.

Closer to home, millions of dollars in patronage are at stake.

But the closed political systems of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the uncertainties of dynastic power-mongering and the corruption inherent in patronage-ridden autocracies still often leads to plotting at the top and frustration that could spill over into anger at the bottom.

While Nadezhda von Meck insisted on anonymity in her patronage in the tradition of noblesse oblige, Belyayev, Mamontov and Tretyakov "wanted to contribute conspicuously to public life".

In Mali, patronage in the selection process of health workers is common, whether the employer is a local politician, a bureaucrat or a community health association.

"If I were involved in raising funds, if I were involved in a patronage system, in light of this jury ruling, I'd be very, very careful".

For Edward Bok, patron of the 250-acre Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, dedicated in 1929, patronage apparently ran in the family.