Example sentences of "into [art] [adj] ranks " in BNC.
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| 1 | An alternative way into the commissioned ranks of the regular army was by going on war service with a battalion as a volunteer , hoping to be chosen by the commanding officer to fill a vacancy in the field . |
| 2 | I pushed into the polite ranks , with no improvement . |
| 3 | In the 380s and 390s pagan aristocrats such as Q. A. Symmachus , Vettius Agorius Praetextatus , or Nicomachus Flavianus , alienated from the Christian court and from the men newly risen through its patronage into the upper ranks of society , saw themselves as the guardians of ancient Roman values , including Roman religion , literature , and even artistic styles . |
| 4 | Edward II 's cousin and the most powerful of his earls , he rose from the middle ranks of the gentry into the upper ranks of the baronage . |
| 5 | Will these stark economic realities , combined with the fact that players can now dabble in the pro game without commitment , make any difference to the flow into the paid ranks ? |
| 6 | A band that rages across the rock firmament with such intensity that they can not be easily assimilated into the serried ranks of all the other homogenous contenders . |
| 7 | The invaders were backed up by warships which from the mouth of the river Esk poured a crippling cannonade into the Scottish ranks . |
| 8 | We need these players to keep the flow of great players into the pro ranks . |
| 9 | Over the last two years , there has been a determined drive to incorporate more women into the military ranks by offering them special training programmes . |