Sentence examples for rising to high from inspiring English sources

Despite rising to high office and amassing property holdings worth millions of dollars, he has never shed an outsider's awkwardness.

Rising to high positions at the headquarters in the 1960s, he oversaw the training of F.B.I. agents and conducted internal investigations as chief of the inspection division.

Rising to high positions at the headquarters in the 1960s, Mr. Felt oversaw the training of F.B.I. agents and conducted internal investigations as chief of the inspection division.

George T. Bartlett: Thirty-seven years in the Artillery, mostly coastal, rising to high departmental commands; served as a member of the Interallied Military Commission in Greece at the end of World War I. Melzar C. Richards: Artilleryman; for twenty years taught military science, at several institutions.

Cards featuring the character have been stated to be the most desired of the series, quickly rising to high prices amongst collectors and retailers.

Rising to high rank under Byzantine emperor Basil I (reigned 867 886), he then rose further to prominence under Basil's successor Emperor Leo VI the Wise (r. 886 912), who had a close friendship and possibly an affair with Stylianos's daughter Zoe Zaoutzaina.

The survey comes with occupancy, rents and property prices slipping after rising to highs in the late 1990's.

This prevents ethylene concentrations from rising to higher amounts and preventing ripening from occurring too quickly.

Even less often did they rise to high drama.

Many Ḥabshī rose to high office and some became independent.

Both are from modest backgrounds and have risen to high office through the Labour party.