Sentence examples for obtained for himself from inspiring English sources

Ibrahim, an office manager in Kabul, said he became disillusioned early in the registration process when he met an acquaintance who proudly showed him 10 cards that he had obtained for himself.

Once the Nazis began removing the Jews, they used a pass for the Swiss that her father had obtained for himself through a friend and arranged to be forged to include the entire family.

When a Christian purchased an indulgence from the Church, he obtained — for himself or whomever else he was trying to benefit — a reduction in the amount of time the person's soul had to spend in Purgatory, atoning for his sins, before ascending to Heaven.

"Small wonder that, for many immigrants, justice was something a man had to obtain for himself," Mr. Dash writes.

For he says, in effect, "that [God] could resolve to create me, me and the other creatures, only for some advantage He wanted to obtain for Himself by creating us….

If you are using only hard currency in your game, you are literally forcing the user to pay out-of-pocket for any advantage he wishes to obtain for himself within the game, yanking him out of fantasy land and causing him to calculate his/her steps, time spent and actions within your game.

The court documents state that Silver is accused of "using the power and influence of his official position to obtain for himself millions of dollars of bribes and kickbacks masked as legitimate income".

Ibn Tughj escaped Fustat by a ruse, and managed to obtain for himself an appointment as governor of Palestine from Baghdad; the incumbent, al-Rashidi, fled the governor's seat at Ramalla for Damascus, whose governorship he assumed.

Other eccentricities Caragiale adopted included wearing a "princely gown" of his own design, developing unusual speech patterns, as well as a noted love for decorations official honors which he tried to obtain for himself on several occasions, culminating in the Légion d'honneur award.

The New York Times has reported that, during his father's 12 years in elected national office, Bush frequently sought (and obtained) favors for himself, his friends, and his business associates.

No figures were obtained for UK estimates.