Sentence examples for when asked to become from inspiring English sources

I was honoured that I had reached whatever it is one reaches when asked to become a board member.

When asked to become anonymous donors, they were hesitant.

Shamshad Sheikh was taken aback when she was asked to become the Muslim spiritual adviser to students at Mount Holyoke College.

In the early 1980's I was working for the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development when I was asked to become the housing commissioner for the city of Chicago.

Mr. Ford was happy with the law, eventually setting up his own defense practice, when he was asked to become a commentator on Channel 2 news in New York.

In one Old Testament account, Gideon denounced idolatry and, when he was asked to become king, said, "I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you".

John Boyer, a native Californian who was teaching an architectural history course at Trinity College when he was asked to become executive director of the Mark Twain House and Museum, will be leaving his post after 16 years.

In the 1990s, when he was asked to become CEO of Exelixis, he realized that he still wasn't ready to abandon his academic career.

When Paul Lightfoot was asked to become the chief executive officer of BrightFarms Inc — a New York-based greenhouse designer and operator — the business consultant wasn't sure if he should accept the offer.

Shiels has previously managed Coleraine, Ballymena United, Larne and Carrick Rangers in his homeland but had spent three years as head of youth at Tranmere Rovers when he was asked to become Paatelainen's assistant last summer.

His plans change "when they're asked to become the black gay poster couple for a same-sex marriage campaign".