While executives on any major league team rarely concede that they have switched their focus from winning a division title to securing the wild-card berth, the Red Sox are probably more concerned these days with the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays, both of whom are near them in the wild-card skirmish, than they are with the Yankees.
This time, to secure French title against the counterclaims of Spain, he commissioned a nobleman, Jean-François de La Rocque de Roberval, to establish a colony in the lands discovered by Cartier, who was appointed Roberval's subaltern.
When the Bulls defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the United Center, they eliminated the Sixers from division contention and enabled the Nets to clinch their second straight division title and to secure the second seeding in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Vonn has also locked up this season's super combined title, is poised to secure the super-G title in Schladming, and remains mathematically alive in giant slalom also.
Bailey has said he led the recruitment of Gobbetti and was happy to give up his CEO title in order to secure the additional skills that Burberry needed.
Sayers will defend her national title, and look to secure a place at next month's World Championships in South Korea, at this weekend's UK Trials and Championships in Birmingham.
And the irony, for those who follow the Net Neutrality debate, is that Verizon claimed Title II harmed investment; in this case, Title II is used to secure the investment.
Neil Robertson duly converted his commanding 15-9 overnight lead against Allister Carter into a 17-12 victory, a place in the final of the Betfred.com World Championship and a chance to secure a title which eluded his fellow Australian, Eddie Charlton, by a single frame against Ray Reardon 35 years ago.
In May 1626 Peter Minuit arrived with orders to secure title to the land.
She left the town saddled with millions of dollars in debt from the building of a new sports complex, and with legal fees, because she had failed to secure title to the land on which the complex was built.
