Sentence examples for taking over the post from inspiring English sources

Mr Zumwinkel, who likes to spend his spare time climbing mountains, spent 16 years at McKinsey, a consultancy, before taking over the post office in 1990.

After a series of Japanese military reverses in the Pacific, Tōjō assumed virtual dictatorial powers, taking over the post of the chief of the General Staff.

Within hours of being elected to the council, he staged a spectacular and ruthless coup, ousting the longtime leader and taking over the post himself in the name of populist politics.

In her first significant interview since taking over the post in July, Amber Rudd said the possible need to apply for permission to travel under a visa waiver scheme being considered by the European commission was not the preferred option but could not be discounted.

Jay Carney, Vice President Joe Biden's top spokesman, is taking over the post of White House Press Secretary, multiple Democratic sources confirmed to The Huffington Post.

In 1965, Michael Rutter was appointed as Senior Lecturer in Child Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, taking over the post left vacant by Anthony in 1958 (Institute of Psychiatry, 1965).

Mr. Thomas takes over the post of chief executive from Jim Mack, 50, who continues as group chairman.

As the votes were being counted, Myanmar Army troops battled ethnic Karen rebels who had taken over the post office and police station in the border town of Myawaddy.

American law enforcement and intelligence officials say they are convinced that Mr. Zubaydah has taken over the post of Al Qaeda's chief of military operations from Muhammad Atef, who is believed to have been killed in a American bombing raid in Afghanistan in November.

Previously a back bencher, Mr Cairns takes over the post from Stephen Crabb, who was promoted to Welsh Secretary in the prime minister's cabinet reshuffle.

In an October 2009 speech at the Naval Energy Forum, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who had taken over the post six months before, unveiled five energy targets he wanted the Navy to hit over the course of the following decade.