Sentence examples for position held from from inspiring English sources

If there is a definition of "mainstream" in America's partisan political life, it probably looks something like a position held from the highest levels of the Obama administration to the Office of the Governor of Texas.

But the truth is that the wildcat haven project chose to walk away from the position held by the majority.

HMS Victory is still a commissioned warship, and as such has its commanding officer – a position held by Lieutenant Commander John Scivier from 2006-08.

In August 1940, he announced his retirement as a player to take a full-time position as the head baseball coach at South Carolina, a position he held from 1940 to 1942.

James Monroe commissioned Clark territorial governor of Missouri, a position he held from 1813 to 1820.

He eventually succeeded his mentor as board president, a position he held from 1954 to 1958.

Previously he was vice-chancellor of Cranfield University, a position he held from December 2006 - February 2013.

Berry was assistant secretary for education in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, a position she held from 1977 to 1980.

That week Kentucky hired John Calipari as the coach, the same position Rick Pitino held from 1989 to 1997.

He then served as Sunday editor, editor of the editorial page and executive editor, a position he held from 1986 to 1994.

He was also appointed prefect (administrator for the national government and département) of the Isère département, a position he held from 1802 to 1814, with his headquarters at Grenoble.