Sentence examples for not only risen from inspiring English sources

The defectors we were discussing had not only risen to positions of responsibility within the church; they had also ascended Scientology's ladder of spiritual accomplishment.

Olds had not only risen in rank to field grade but was given command of his squadron on March 25, less than two years out of West Point and at only 22 years of age.

"Our goal is to create series that customers love, so it's great to hear that 'Transparent' has not only risen to the no. 1 series on Prime Instant Video, but that it's deemed 'binge worthy' as well," Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios said in a statement.

Although it's tricky for both male and female writers to write from the point of view of the opposite gender, there have always been a number of tremendously talented and successful female authors who have not only risen to the challenge but, in doing so, have completely demolished deeply-embedded social codes that should not have existed in the first place.

Attacks on United States troops are not only rising, they are becoming more sophisticated.

Horne not only rose above it all, but also significantly contributed to changing the situation.

But many of the men not only rose onto point but also hopped, turned, ran and balanced on point.

Japan's sun does not only rise, the book argued; trends can also bring about their own downfall.

The risk for buy-to-let borrowers is not only rising mortgage costs, but tenants failing to pay the rent.

Albeit in time Akinfenwa not only rose above it but attained an unlikely kind of Baltic celebrity.

"Food prices are not only rising, but they are also volatile and will continue this way into the future," said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Bank managing director.