Sentence examples for securing the role from inspiring English sources

And for all to see, Armstrong even fell short of securing the role of team leader.

The star of Ang Lee's 3D adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi has spoken about securing the role - despite having no interest or experience in acting.

After securing the role, Wright was provided video of Tuvok and Neelix from previous episodes from which he refined the character.

Scott faced difficulty in securing the role, as Fox executives had desired a white actress for the part instead; Scott's agent fought for her to be given an audition, which proved successful.

James secured the role after talks with Emma Watson didn't work out.

Japan won and the biggest surprise in rugby history helped Jones secure the role of England coach.

Redmayne secured the role because he possesses a "certain gender fluidity", the film's director, Tom Hooper, has said.

She beat out more than 780 competitors, including third-season American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino, to secure the role.

In the late thirties, after the failure of her vigorous campaign to secure the role of Scarlett in "Gone with the Wind," her luck changed.

But her profile soared when she secured the role of Chummy as Call the Midwife is also broadcast in the US on the PBS network.

As Wall Street struggles, MasterCard and Visa have secured the role of processing the world's credit card payments but taking on none of the debt.