Sentence examples for offices were held from inspiring English sources

The ruler of each dissavani was invariably a Dutch officer; subordinate offices were held by Sinhalese or Tamils loyal to the Dutch.

"All our statewide offices are held by Republicans.

From Governor Kenny Guinn down, all six of the state's executive offices are held by Republicans.

The state's legislature and most top political offices are held by Republicans, whereas, the reverse is true in Colorado.

Every one of the twenty-seven statewide offices is held by a Republican, as are both U.S. Senate seats and twenty-four oft of thirty-six House seats.

All 29 statewide elective offices are held by Republicans, and Texas Democrats have been left with a series of if-onlys.

There's the antiquated uniforms worn by the service staff; the front facade of their earlier neoclassical offices is held up like a severed head.

Historians still debate which of the two offices was held by Álmos.

Not even dentists' offices are held to such high standards, he said.

Latinos, for example, are the largest racial minority in the U.S. at approximately 17% of the population, but only 3.3% of elected offices are held by Latinos.

Though all of the statewide offices are held by Democrats and President Barack Obama carried the state in both 2008 and 2012, Democrats represent just three of the state's 11 congressional districts.