Sentence examples for standing appointed from inspiring English sources

It came after Peter Cory, a judge of international standing appointed to look into collusion, discovered in a matter of months secret records on Finucane that had eluded Stevens.

In 1954 Jauncey was appointed standing junior counsel to the Admiralty.

In 1956 he was appointed standing counsel for the Post Office on the south-western section of the Wales & Chester Circuit.

His Spinoza biography having buttressed his academic standing, he was appointed Grote Professor of Mind and Logic at University College London in 1960.

"Does the Foreign Secretary believe that a lead individual of international standing should be appointed to take charge of co-ordinating post-conflict planning?

The king has continued to exhort judges; on Monday at a ceremony in the hospital, he urged newly appointed judges, standing at attention in white military-style uniforms, to be brave and to honor the truth.

Below the commission sit a range of other committees, all appointed by standing orders of the Commons and staffed by MPs, which settle issues such as the size of parliament's budget, distribution of resources between Commons and Lords, services to MPs, the appointment of key staff such as the parliamentary commissioner for standards, and the treatment of visitors (once referred to as "strangers").

Pope Francis moved quickly to offset the influence of the Curia by appointing a standing advisory council made up of eight Cardinals from around the world, a move that also signaled his interest in a more decentralized governance within the church.

The shadow special minister of state, Brendan O'Connor, called on Malcolm Turnbull to stand down Sinodinos, who was appointed as cabinet secretary after standing aside as assistant treasurer.

The argument may have been made in self-interest: Mun was affiliated with the East India Company and was appointed to the standing commission on trade in 1622.

Mr. Jiang's health and the level of his influence could help determine whether officials tied to him are appointed to the standing committee.