Sentence examples for that secured him from inspiring English sources

He then called a second election in October that secured him a majority of just three seats—until defections and by-elections forced a second minority government.

"How good is it?" he asks about Derek Walcott's Omeros ("widely seen as the work that secured him the Nobel prize").

As the ambulance was taking Mr. Jaccarino to Beth Israel Medical Center, the police said, he began unstrapping a belt that secured him to a stretcher inside the vehicle.

Unsurprisingly, Lochte is similarly renowned for his underwater kicking abilities, a trait that secured him countless titles on the American collegiate circuit, and undoubtedly propels him into contention for each of his six individual events.

He was born on 10 March 1844 in Pamplona, where his father, a bandmaster, taught him from the age of 5. Within three years he had given a concert that secured him patronage for study in Madrid.

But, after his pre-season preparations had been disrupted by his move to the Spanish capital, the 24-year-old appears to be close to the form that secured him the Professional Footballers Associationn's and Football Writers' player of the year awards in his final season in the Premier League.

The connection between a politician and the financial interests that secure him are deeper than mere utility or selfish purpose.

Spieth, the Masters and U.S. Open champion, had to settle for second after closing with a 68, a finish that secures him the number one ranking for the first time at the expense of Rory McIlroy.

The scourge of many contestants and a savior for others, Mr. Cowell delivered critiques and insults that have secured him a place in television history.

One of the dwarfs involved, Manuel Wackenheim, argued that he freely participated in the activity, that it secured him a monthly wage and enabled him to engage in professional life.

But it was his warm yet rough-edged turn as a widowed psychology professor in "Good Will Hunting" (1997) that finally secured him the award for Best Supporting Actor.It was around this time, though, that he also starred in his most mawkish films: "Jack" (1996), "Patch Adams" (1998), "Jakob The Liar" (1999) and "Bicentennial Man" (1999).