Sentence examples for significant official from inspiring English sources

"He is the only significant official talking about structural reform," Mr. McMahon said.

That no significant official details of the discussions have emerged so far could actually be a positive sign.

His only significant official act was to dismiss the minister of the interior, Robert von Puttkamer, an extreme conservative.

The Stalinist state is in the midst of a special conference that is probably the most significant official meeting held there for 30 years.

It was Mr. Hu's first publicly reported visit to the city since 2006, and he was greeted by — and photographed with — Mr. Jiang's eldest son, Jiang Mianheng, who held a significant official post as Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences but would not normally, under standard protocol, have had anything to do with a visit by Mr. Hu.

His first significant official act was to conclude a peace treaty with Burgundy in 1419.

Indeed, the hurdles to even a $2 trillion deal are numerous and significant, officials briefed on the negotiations said.

The proposed fine, which was approved by the five-member FCC earlier this week but has not yet been made public, is significant, officials said.

"It is clearly significant," the official said, referring to the severity of the problem.

What caught my eye was a quote affirming this thesis from Mike DuHaime, a top political strategist for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who is perhaps the most significant elected official to endorse Romney.

China's push for a rapprochement between the North and South is even more significant, another official said, because it unifies the five parties that deal with Pyongyang: the United States, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea.