Sentence examples for the appointment mark from inspiring English sources

Michael Boyd, the RSC's artistic director, said of the appointment: "Mark is deservedly one of Britain's most celebrated contemporary playwrights, who will bring a great questioning spirit and a fresh theatrical intelligence to the company".

The appointment marked the teenager, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, as someone to watch.

The appointment marks a key step in the transformation of Africa's best-equipped military force.

Although she continued to dance assorted character roles through the 1990s, the appointment marked the start of Mason's gradual shift from career dancer to dance administrator.

The appointment marked the third time in the last 20 years that the courts named a special master for the task.

The appointment marks an extraordinary rehabilitation for Hayward, who was forced out of BP in July 2010 after the Gulf of Mexico disaster – the biggest marine oil spill in history.

The appointment marked a return to academia for Axworthy, who was a professor of political science at the University of Winnipeg from 1965 to 1967 and from 1969 to 1979.

The appointment marks the end of a protracted hunt by the internet company, which has been using executive search firm Odgers to find a replacement since Rich Riley left as part of a restructure in April last year.

The appointment marked a homecoming of sorts for Fawcett, who had previously worked at Fox in various capacities since 1997, most recently as executive vice president of business and legal affairs for Fox Cable Networks.

The appointment – marked on World Children's Day at United Nations Headquarters and the Empire State Building in New York – makes the 14-year-old UNICEF's youngest-ever Goodwill Ambassador.

The appointments mark the culmination of an election where women played a prominent role, from female journalists chairing the TV debates to female party leaders dominating them.