Sentence examples similar to term tenure from inspiring English sources

"[P]ositions may be institution-funded or grant-funded ('hard money' or 'soft money') and may come with varying degrees of stability (either through a tenure commitment or other funding arrangement)," but many "postdocs do not recognize that the term tenure-track is over-applied and used colloquially rather than as an accurate description of a given faculty appointment," they continue.

On a recent break from packing up his Washington office, Mr. Frank reflected on his 16-term tenure.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, whose tumultuous two-term tenure is in its final few days, will be moving to academia.

"Eighteen years seems just about the right amount of time to me," he said, generating laughter with the obvious reference to his opponent's three-term tenure in the Senate.

That reason, Mr. Mourdock said, is to cease the efforts at bipartisanship that defined the six-term tenure of Mr. Lugar and push for a more conservative agenda among Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Now that he has announced on Monday that he would not seek re-election next year after a 16-term tenure, bankers are positioned to receive a refund on their investment.

As Karen DeYoung, an associate editor of The Washington Post, notes in her new biography, various theories have been advanced to explain Mr. Powell's decision to quietly stick out his first-term tenure as secretary of state.

In perhaps the single most radical public service reform to be announced today, families stuck on council house waiting lists are to be offered a new form of shorter-term tenure at near-market rents as a way of freeing up social housing and filling a near-£4bn cut in the social housing budget, due to be announced.

He owes his dominance of the mind/body/spirit sections of bookshops, in large part, to a mysterious cosmic force beyond all human understanding - specifically Oprah Winfrey, whose championing of his books, including a 10-week online seminar series, watched by 11 million people, has ensured their long-term tenure on bestseller lists on both sides of the Atlantic.

Speaking at a news conference before his last annual General Assembly session as leader of the United Nations, where his two-term tenure as secretary general ends on Dec. 31, Mr. Ban also nudged the United States and China to remain united in their response.

White's ascent to the Ibrox hot seat was brought about by the sudden and tawdry dismissal of Scot Symon, who had presided over a sequence of phenomenal success encompassing six League titles, five Scottish Cups, four League Cups and progress to two European finals during his 13-term tenure.