Sentence examples for won great popularity from inspiring English sources
Lowell won great popularity in England's literary and political circles and served as president of the Wordsworth Society, succeeding Matthew Arnold.
Shastri was criticized for failing to deal effectively with India's economic problems, but he won great popularity for his firmness on the outbreak of hostilities with neighbouring Pakistan (1965) over the disputed Kashmir region.
It won great popularity at the time because of its socially conscious and dramatic story, based on Lope de Vega's play "Fuente Ovejuna," about a Spanish peasant girl who leads her village against its oppressive ruler.
He bought the office, breaking local campaign-spending records by tens of millions of dollars in the process, and gradually won great popularity with his pragmatic and paternalistic liberalism.
Four months later, after Greek Cypriot bandits kidnapped his son, Achilleas, President Kyprianou won great popularity by refusing to negotiate, saying he was ready to sacrifice his son but "never my country".
"And I understand that we are not winning great popularity, and if that's your point, we accept that.
His military achievements won him great popularity, nonetheless, and were appreciated by later historians.
National feeling suppressed by foreign rule found expression in his plays and won him great popularity among Lithuanians.
The calm and decisive leadership he showed in saving his troops at the Italian debacle at Custoza (June 1866) won him great popularity.
Though his work in opera has won him greater popularity, his devotion to the art song has earned him the gratitude of song devotees and the respect of critics.
