Sentence examples for to secure one's position from inspiring English sources

It was just extremely realistic.... [From the chapter, "For Those Who Seize Power by Crime," from "The Prince"] "Cruelties inflicted immediately to secure one's position are well inflicted (if one may speak well of ill)." Note this last proviso: Machiavelli still considered himself moral, even if his advice was not... Machiavelli's book is advice to a prince on how to run a state.

Even a losing bonus point should be enough to secure one of the best runner's-up positions, but since beating Leicester a month ago their level of performance has dipped slightly.

The former artillery officer beat 49 other candidates to secure the position as one of Europe's last hermits.

Three-quarters of them, it found, transferred the skills they developed in one industry to a different industry to secure new positions, while one in six started a business.

Mrs. Christman and her husband Thomas have been dedicated members of the St. Francis community for many years, and their outstanding generosity helped to secure St. Francis's position as one of the leading heart centers in the nation.

Mrs. Quick and her late husband, Leslie, were incomparable pillars of the St. Francis community for many years, and their extraordinary leadership and generosity helped to secure St. Francis's position as one of the leading heart centers in the nation.

The point is to secure a position early on.

To secure the number one (1) position in the same-day delivery market, one would think Amazon or Wal-Mart might try to acquire United Parcel Service (UPS) or FedEx (FDX).

seeking to secure his mandatory position.

"It just may take longer to secure a permanent position".

"I think Sprint has clearly taken actions to try to secure their financial position," he added.