Sentence examples for reaching cabinet from inspiring English sources

The Baines family had a strong tradition of public and political service; both of Edward Baines's sons followed him into Parliament, the elder, Matthew Talbot Baines, eventually reaching Cabinet rank.

Health problems may make it difficult for the elderly to perform certain tasks, such as climbing stairs or reaching cabinets.

It was an astonishing promotion that saw her leapfrogging other members of the 1997 and 2001 intake who had been expected to reach cabinet before her.

Mr Byers became president of the board of trade in 1998 after reaching the cabinet earlier that year as chief secretary to the Treasury under the chancellor, Gordon Brown.

Only when his old boss, Michael Howard, became party leader in 2003 did Cameron start to gain rapid promotion, reaching shadow cabinet rank as head of policy coordination and later education spokesman.

Redwood was elected as a member of Parliament (MP) for the safe Conservative seat of Wokingham, Berkshire, in 1987, and he had to wait only two years before becoming a junior minister at the department of trade and industry and just six years before reaching the cabinet; John Major, Thatcher's successor, appointed him secretary of state for Wales in 1993.

Mrs. Pelletier is certain she must be hallucinating when it moves again, this time flying off and settling atop an out-of-reach cabinet.

Needing to use a walker, my aunt had trouble moving around the kitchen, reaching into cabinets and pulling out drawers.

Avoid using  a stool if possible, but if necessary take extra-precaution when reaching higher cabinets or shelves.

Yet it was as head of a major spending department, Health, that he reached the cabinet.

He is the first new intake from the 2010 election to reach the cabinet.