Sentence examples for quest for office from inspiring English sources

The suggestion that this life story isn't relevant to his quest for office was bound to provoke a violent reaction.

He also may be hampered by his decision to move his residence from Utah to Washington, which isn't an ideal launching pad for any quest for office as a member of his party.

Though Mr. Ferrucci, a 31-year-old upstart from the tartly named Guilty Party, was not able to unseat the longtime Democratic incumbent, John DeStefano Jr., in Tuesday's mayoral election, the $850 that he plopped down during his three-month quest for office went a long way.

Yet the tumultuous personal quest for office and influence led many aristocrats to seek support among the people, sometimes with radical measures of land reform which Cicero, among others, resolutely opposed.

Fiorina comes across as the classic vanity candidate, someone whose quest for office seems more about advancing her career than serving the voters.

This event, followed by a discussion of the film, is part of a six-week film series examining the quest for political office.

Yet her own quest for higher office has been accident-prone.

Mr. Mandelson appeared today to have put an end to his quest for public office.

Explaining Clinton's motives for intentionally sabotaging her quest for an office she had coveted for decades, Trump said, "Hillary Clinton is more than a nasty woman.

Gary Bauer, Mr. Keyes's rival on the conservative right, upbraided him during the Republican debate in New Hampshire for demeaning the solemn quest for high office.

Some Staten Island Republican officials, however, describe Mr. Straniere as an overly ambitious legislator who has burned bridges in his quest for higher office.