Sentence examples for position of steward from inspiring English sources

Aureliano Coutinho, the powerful minister of Justice, had managed to appoint Paulo Barbosa (a friend of his brother Saturnino de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho) to the position of steward.

Dutton's estate was next to that of the abbey, and Dutton plotted to gain some of its land from the Crown after the dissolution; while Brereton supported the abbot against Dutton and held the lucrative position of steward of the abbey.

As well as that of Ranger of Windsor Park, Christian was given the honorary position of High Steward of Windsor, and was made a Royal Commissioner for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

One example of this is the Carolingians of France, who rose from the position of royal stewards – the Mayors of the Palace – to become kings in their own right.

Last month, Davenport spoke in support of Steward's scheduling decision.

In addition to his position as steward he also was given land grants in county Bedford.

He accepted, as the stewards pointed out, that he had used the whip once after Red Avenger had actually crossed the line, the jockey explaining that he had mistaken the position of the winning post.

Yet his position as chief steward has already come under the scrutiny of the teams, who demanded in writing that his executive-advisory and adjudication roles be split.

Responsibility is very important for me in my position as a steward.

Appoint a group of stewards.

Mr. Akana was a fresh-faced 21-year-old when he — along with 400 others — applied in 1949 for one of eight steward positions United wanted to fill to represent each of the eight major Hawaiian Islands.