Example sentences of "was appointed the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1960 she joined the Sunday Express in London , where her news experience and personality quickly singled her out and in 1962 she was appointed the paper 's chief American correspondent , choosing to cross the Atlantic by Cunarder . |
| 2 | In 1975 Anderson was appointed the first EEC delegate in Southern Africa , responsible for the EEC Commission 's relations with Botswana , Lesotho and Swaziland . |
| 3 | This week Robin Nash , responsible for sitcoms including Terry and June , was appointed the new head of comedy at BBC television . |
| 4 | Admiral Sir David Luce was appointed the first tri-Service C-in-C , Far East , in November 1962 . |
| 5 | The changes that were made for the Oval game took the number of England players used in the series to twenty-three and , as Cowdrey had to withdraw with a bruised foot , Graham Gooch was appointed the fourth captain of the series . |
| 6 | In another move yesterday which further highlighted the government 's problems , Sirkka Hamalainen was appointed the new president of the Bank of Finland . |
| 7 | Giles was appointed the first Professor of Surgery at Leeds University in 1973 , and continued to occupy the Chair until his death . |
| 8 | LEYTON ORIENT chief Frank Clark yesterday was appointed the managers ' manager . |
| 9 | Andrew Fuller was appointed the first secretary , and Reynold Hogg the treasurer , with Carey , Ryland and Sutcliff making up the rest of the executive committee . |
| 10 | At the end of 1977 , to confirm the Securitate 's control over the pits , the Party secretary in charge of security matters , Vasile Patilineţ , was appointed the new Minister of Mines . |
| 11 | But I , like the judge , decline to regard that as justifying an inference that Mr. O'Brien was appointed the bank 's agent . |
| 12 | After returning to Bombay early in 1858 he was appointed the East India Company 's agent in Zanzibar and British consul , the previous consul having died at his post thirteen months previously . |
| 13 | During the same period he clearly became involved in royal service , for in 1250 he acted for Henry III at the papal curia in securing the confirmation of the highly controversial election to the bishopric of Winchester of Aymer de Valence [ q.v. ] , the king 's half-brother , and then , in the next year , he was appointed the king 's proctor at the papal curia . |
| 14 | His first appearance in surviving records appears to be late in 1249 , when he was appointed the abbot of Westminster 's attorney for litigation in the Common Bench . |
| 15 | He remained there until 1903 , when he was appointed the first , and only , director of the newly founded University of London Physiological Laboratory , established in the former Imperial Institute in South Kensington mainly as a result of Waller 's initiative . |
| 16 | On 14 October 1661 Rose was appointed the king 's gardener at St James 's — that is , the man in charge of establishing a garden between the Mall and the backs of houses in Pall Mall , a garden disturbed about 1709 for the building of Marlborough House and Carlton House . |
| 17 | Vlok was appointed the Minister of Correctional Services and of Budget ; he was succeeded as Minister of Law and Order by Hernus Kriel , a conservative . |
| 18 | Ricardo Murialdo was appointed the new Navy Commander . |
| 19 | Ernest Valko , who was appointed the chair of the court , declared on Feb. 12 that all the judges had accepted a recommendation not to be active politically . |
| 20 | Derek Keys was appointed the new Minister of Finance , but retained the Trade and Industry portfolio , and continued to have the specific responsibility for economic co-ordination . |
| 21 | And he was appointed the county 's high sheriff , he decided to invite his ex-teacher to attend the traditional church service to mark the opening of high court session . |
| 22 | Dr. Julius Tomlin made international headlines when he was appointed the Philosopher in Residence at a Swindon pub . |