Sentence examples for striking appointments from inspiring English sources

Among the most striking appointments is Amina Mohammed, a former UN official who had been touted as a future head of the World Trade Organisation, to the foreign ministry; she is the first woman and the first ethnic Somali to hold the post.

Her appointment was striking for two reasons: first, because she was a largely self-taught musician who did not know how to read music, and second, because her work — inclusive, progressive and strongly feminist — was perceived as a threat to established cantorial tradition when she began her career in the early 1970s.

Miller was stricken Friday during appointments at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Los Angeles, according to Lisa Lyons, an independent curator and longtime friend of the artist.

Nearly everyone who works with President Trump or accept his appointment strikes an implicit bargain.

Nothing personal against Mr. Zucker, but his appointment strikes me as just the latest episode in a disturbing trend: the ongoing intrusion of news into entertainment.

Topics include the 1933 Chicago garment workers' strike, Lovett's appointment as Government Secretary of the Virgin Islands, and the Congressional investigation involving Lovett.

Another scenario finds you in a new town without a relationship with a doctor, so you tap into ZocDoc or PokitDok to find a doctor based on criteria you choose, make an appointment, strike a price and pay for it within one app.

Her old technique of striking up conversations had fallen flat; she found herself making phone calls and setting appointments.

Well before his appointment as caretaker at Wolfsburg, the 1990 World Cup winner "Litti" was striking a forlorn figure on public transport.

For example, shortly before his appointment, Bolton penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal headlined, "The Legal Case for Striking North Korea First".

"Since my appointment, I have had the chance to get to know the club, including talking with Carl Fletcher, whose passion and commitment for his task are quite striking.