Sentence examples for valuable positions from inspiring English sources

The commissioner, John J. O'Brien, "awarded valuable positions with substantial salaries and benefits to individuals sponsored primarily by his political allies".

As if a drive-through penalty, a sticking wheel nut during the second pit-stop, and Neel Jani having the Midas touch weren't bad enough, we were also hit by Germany which cost us valuable positions - though I don't think they were being indiscriminate since the Germans also hit three other teams.

"That's an enormously powerful and valuable position to be in".

"It's a really valuable position," Bowa, now an analyst for MLB Network, said recently.

He had to go back around the track and try again, which cost him valuable position and left him 35th at the restart.

I thought of Paige when Union Rags broke poorly and was jostled at the start of the 138th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, costing the colt valuable position and, perhaps, a chance at victory.

Saturday's night's season premiere, hosted by Miley Cyrus, showed again the fundamental flaws in a live weekly sketch show hosted by a celebrity, but also reaffirmed the show's valuable position and its potential when it gets things right.

"We believe the Icahn offer is an opportunistic attempt by Mr. Icahn to acquire CVR Energy at an inadequate price and at a time when we are about to reap the benefits of our recent acquisition and our valuable position as a leading mid-continent refiner," the board wrote.

Or about enough to pay the signing bonus for a valuable position player.

The emerging platform had all the chances to become a solid business and research ecosystem with a valuable position in and predictable support from the company.

Not surprisingly, given the state of the economy at that point, I was unable to find a valuable position for the hopeful college grad.