Sentence examples for lesser positions from inspiring English sources

Yet none of the incumbents were fired, only moved to arguably lesser positions.

Then they will learn if their jobs remain open, if they have been reassigned to other, lesser positions, if they have permanently poisoned relations with their bosses.

It looks like the Senate will be spending a lot of time failing to pass Obama nominees for federal judgeships, cabinet posts and lesser positions.

He held a number of lesser positions before becoming professor of divinity at the Universities of Durham (1940 50) and Cambridge (1950 52), bishop of Durham (1952 56), and archbishop of York (1956 61).

He should fill not only his cabinet but the many lesser positions with professionals from outside the circle of elite names and regional political families — and be merciless if they misbehave.

A politician who says that he wants to run for high office so that he can clean up the mess in Washington and change the old way of doing things is, in Bentley's book, really saying that he'd like to adjust the correlation of forces among interest groups, bringing some into greater positions of power, and relegating others to lesser positions.

If you lose, would you accept a lesser position?

History, even more enlightened recent history, is not overendowed with men who are comfortable with taking a lesser position in the spotlight.

Indeed that "David" shirt is a brave attempt by Dolce & Gabbana to paper over the crack that keeps men's fashion in its lesser position.

From a lesser position in the government or the party, Mr Ozawa might conceivably wield greater clout than the gentle Mr Okada.

Mr. Greenfeld, who was initially threatened with dismissal and the possible loss of some pension benefits, is expected to leave the agency soon for a lesser position at another agency.