Sentence examples for winning appointment from inspiring English sources

Called to decorate Charles II's new royal apartments at Windsor Castle, he continued such work for William and Mary at Kensington Palace and Hampton Court, winning appointment as master carver in 1693.

He renewed correspondence with officials in Massachusetts in the hopes of winning appointment as an agent representing the province's interests, but was unsuccessful.

Jean-Claude Brizard began his first official day of work as the Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools on Thursday, after winning appointment -- and a shiny new contract -- from the outgoing Board of Education.

Throughout the 1980s, she became increasingly engaged in civic life, joining the board of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and winning appointments to the New York City Campaign Finance Board and the board of the State of New York Mortgage Agency.

In his final years, Rafsanjani won appointment or election to other posts.

Green won appointment to the executive council of the AFL in 1913 and was elected president in 1924.

The current attorney general was among the first lawyers to win appointment to the board under the program.

Wounded in the Second World War, he moved to California, started practicing law, and won appointment as a judge in 1961.

Moreover, in April 1922 Stalin won appointment as general secretary of the party, in which post he was rapidly concentrating immense power in his hands.

One such prospect was Caroline Kennedy, who aides to Mr. Bloomberg thought would be sympathetic because of her awkward experience trying to win appointment to a Senate seat.

In January Raleb Majadele of the Israeli Labour Party became the first Muslim to win appointment to the Israeli cabinet, serving as minister without portfolio.