Sentence examples for was virtually appointed from inspiring English sources

When Mr. Dilan made the point that Ms. Velázquez was virtually "appointed" by party bosses, he was referring to her appointment to the City Council 28 years ago; he was not referring to when she was first elected to Congress 20 years ago.

In March 1951 the Majles passed his oil-nationalization act, and his power had grown so great that the shah, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, was virtually forced to appoint him premier.

Escape was virtually impossible.

Air travel was virtually impossible.

The note was virtually worthless.

Wine was virtually non-existent.

Hunger was virtually unknown".

She was virtually ignored.

It was virtually dead.

It was virtually silent.

Still, if the seat comes open, it is virtually certain that Mr. Rowland will appoint a fellow Republican, either one of the state's two Republican members of Congress, Nancy Johnson of New Britain or Christopher Shays of Stamford, or his lieutenant governor, M. Jodi Rell.