Sentence examples for taking his position from inspiring English sources

Zhdanov fell from favour and was demoted in the summer of 1948, Malenkov taking his position as Stalin's chief aide.

Since taking his position in 2006, Melville has tried to harness the physical attributes of those who do not quite make the highest grades in football and sprinting, and then teach them the intricacies of rugby.

It was a sight many Yankees fans thought they would never see: their franchise second baseman taking his position on the diamond in New York, while wearing the colors of another franchise.

About 20 minutes after the program was supposed to start, there came over the loudspeakers the kind of melodramatic instrumental that might introduce a local newscast, or maybe an Atlantic City magic show, and in came Christie, taking his position in the center of the crowd.

Since taking his position 17 months ago, the former prosecutor has developed a reputation for fearless probity.The case has come to be seen as a gauge of just how far Indonesia has succeeded in building credible, professional institutions since the former dictator, Suharto, and his corruption-riddled system were toppled in 1998.

The weekend-long lovefest for Jones during his final regular-season series at Turner Field continued with the third baseman taking his position ahead of his teammates, on a field that bore his uniform number, 10, spray-painted in large digits on the grass.

He takes his position beside, not behind, the lectern.

When a threat materializes, everyone takes his position and sells candy.

But here too, Mr Kleiman and those who take his position have cause for hope.

The shrine jogs onto the field to take his position, and the fans stand and cheer.

"The guys who take his position have to be ready to play," Gill said.