Sentence examples for secured the appointment from inspiring English sources

In March 1918, Haig secured the appointment of another French general, Ferdinand Foch, as Allied generalissimo.

It was a busy time at the palace and I felt lucky to have secured the appointment.

But on Aug. 20, Structured Credit secured the appointment of an interim examiner, giving it protection from its creditors.

Although Maurepas secured the appointment of Anne-Robert Turgot as controller general of the finances, he refused to support Turgot's efforts to shift the burden of taxation to the privileged orders.

It will be the second consecutive Four Nations final in which Australia have secured the appointment of one of their own, although they lost to New Zealand in Brisbane last year with Tony Archer as the referee.

He secured the appointment of a docile prime minister, Abu Mazin, who he hoped was ready to do what Arafat was not - go to war against the Islamic militants without any assurance that in return the Israelis would make any worthwhile concessions in the peace-making.

He has been investigated for bribery and kickbacks at least twice and was recently described as the "godfather" who secured the appointments of key figures in the ongoing Petrobras scandal.

This in turn frightened Francis' mother, Catherine, who then tried to balance the situation by securing the appointment of the moderate Michel de L'Hospital as chancellor.

This came to be contested by the popes, though the sovereign usually was able to secure the appointment of his nominees.

In February it used its diplomatic influence to secure the appointment of a former Foreign Office diplomat, Martin Griffiths, as the new Yemen special envoy.

Some parliamentarians are looking to add to that tally.MEPs are in a confident mood after outmaneuvering the European Council earlier this summer to secure the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker (pictured) as president of the commission.