Sentence examples for para from inspiring English sources

The runner in second position overall, TNF-sponsored former para Sam McGrath, had been forced out with a knee injury on day three and I was elevated into a podium position.

UPDATE: To clarify for Jomiku's benefit, the last sentence is about the relative attractions of equities versus gold, rather than a bullish statement on equities themselves (see opening para).

The election of Mr Lugo, a former priest who leads a heterogeneous coalition named Alianza Patriótica para el Cambio (APC), has created high expectations of change, especially among the poor, which the new president will struggle to meet.In theory, Mr Lugo will have a working majority in both the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house).

The formula they came up with was known as café para todos, or coffee for all: Spain was divided into 17 "autonomous communities" (plus the enclave cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the Moroccan coast), each with its own elected parliament and government.

"Instead of blaming the government for the fact that the hostages are still in the jungles, people now blame the FARC," says Gerson Arias of Ideas para la Paz, a Bogotá think-tank.

Mauricio Funes, the candidate for the left-wing opposition Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), declared victory in El Salvador's closely-contested presidential election shortly after polls closed on March 15th.Polling was peaceful with few complaints and although some isolated cases of possible fraud were denounced, no widespread manipulation of polls is suspected.

Often described as "para-documentaries", his films present revealing multiple perspectives conjured from archival finds and specially created evocative footage.

Speaking to an audience of new police officers  in Budapest (link in French) he said that anyone joining a paramilitary or para-state  force such as the Magyar Garda would be considered a "deserter" (link, similar content, in Hungarian)Little wonder then, that Jobbik is warning of Fidesz plans to destroy  the party once and for all.

Manolis Glezos, a veteran left-winger now attached to Syriza, riposted that "para-state organisations friendly to ND" were responsible.

PART II in a short series of factors that shape your linguistic perception, but which themselves are para-linguistic at best: yesterday we looked at a study that found a more positive emotional valence in words typed predominantly with the right hand.

That helped Mr Coke diversify into legitimate businesses: his construction company won numerous government contracts and gave out jobs to Tivoli's residents.Within Tivoli Gardens, the gang operated a virtual para-state.