Sentence examples for secured the right from inspiring English sources

Crucially, Barzani secured the right to oversee new discoveries of oil and gas.

On its heels came the Fifteenth Amendment, which secured the right of black men to vote.

By contrast, Pinault secured the right to nominate four of Gucci's nine board members.

I first met Fidel Castro when I secured the right to export Cuban cigars to Asia.

But the pilots have secured the right to have their pay restored to today's levels by May 2008.

"We have secured the right deal for the BBC in difficult economic circumstances for the country," he said.

London secured the right to host the Games at a time of economic boom when the nation seemed afloat on surging credit.

"We are glad that the judicial process has secured the right outcome and that this matter can be brought to an end".

China secured the right to grow palm oil for biofuel on 2.8m hectares of Congo, which would be the world's largest palm-oil plantation.

But for those who fail to plan so far in advance, becoming an American citizen is not so difficult, once you have secured the right to work.

What an advert for humanity, that one side says "Through determination to stick up for Britain, we have secured the right to be utterly mean bastards.