Sentence examples for to install himself from inspiring English sources

His later attempts to install himself as caliph in the Hejaz failed.

Typically, it took him just seven months to be promoted; that is, to install himself in the head man's job.

Mr. Morris has yet to install himself in an office that is already painted an electric green.

Parker's appointment has for now appeased Knight, who had previously threatened to install himself on the board.

Nevertheless, Haftar's enemies accuse him of being a C.I.A. plant, a traitor, and a vicious killer, and of seeking to install himself as a latter-day Qaddafi.

He had three birdies on the first three holes to install himself atop a leader board that may not change for a while.

It is understood the action star does retain a veto over the choice of director, but is not in a position to simply install himself in the role.

Mr. Garcia's antagonist was a savvy grass-roots politician named Brian Stack, who saw in the city's budget deficit the chance to unseat Mr. Garcia and install himself -- with help from Representative Robert Menendez, whom Mr. Garcia had clashed with in recent years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a stunning and unprecedented move, President Barack H. Obama (D-Kenya), announced this morning at a press conference that he would "act alone since Republicans seem unwilling to" and he will install himself as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's replacement on the highest court in the land by way of an Executive Order.

In 1992, a military strongman's attempt to suppress student demonstrations and install himself as prime minister prompted a vigorous campaign for political reform.

He nodded to me, installed himself at the table, and started to peel and slice them.