Sentences with phrase «became head of the nation»

One hot night that summer President Harding died in San Francisco, and Calvin Coolidge became head of the nation.

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EU Parliament head Guy Verhofstadt told Business Insider that Brexit was an opportunity for the EU to become a tighter, more unified family of nations, but this ambition is under threat from populist, anti-EU movements in numerous member states.

40 % to 47 % of Americans believe in creationism, we are heading to become a 4 world nation living in the 13th century

There is no way of making a head count of the mobs that turned out over the three - day Washington's Birthday weekend, but from the gleeful hand - rubbing of resort owners, it is obvious that the 22nd of February is becoming as much the day of the skier as it is the day of our nation's founder.

At the head of this class is Vick, the most exciting player in the nation (page 92), but he is joined by juniors Quincy Carter of Georgia, Woody Dantzler of Clemson, Antwaan Randle El of Indiana and senior Marques Tuiasosopo of Washington, each of whom is a threat to become the first Division I - A quarterback to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season.

Both Iran and Turkey are competing for middle - eastern influence, both having (unspoken) ambitions to become the head of a new Islamic caliphate - as a successor of the Ottoman empire, or at the very least, a USSR or European Union alliance of Middle Eastern nations.

Instantly, Mr. O'Neill became immersed in his first major test as head of the nation's largest police force, a trial by fire no one would seek.

God has done His best for him by bringing him all the way from the village of Otuoke, Bayelsa State, when he even had no shoes to become deputy governor and then governor of Bayelsa State and miraculously lifted higher to become Vice President and then head of state and President of the most powerful black nation on earth within 15 years.

African nations have nominated a Zimbabwean, Walter Mzembi, as their candidate to become the new head of the United Nations World Tourism Organinations have nominated a Zimbabwean, Walter Mzembi, as their candidate to become the new head of the United Nations World Tourism OrganiNations World Tourism Organisation.

At the same time, London has become the voracious head of Britain's body, chewing up resources, passing very little on to the body of the nation.

Countries (defined as member states of the United Nationals, and including Regional Economic Integrated Organisations) interested in becoming a «Partner» in the Coalition should write a formal letter to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, with a copy to the Head of the Secretariat, at the addresses listed below.

The story «stands uncorrected,» Mr. North stated, though he presented no evidence to support his claims that Dr. Pachauri had earned millions of dollars from consulting and other ventures since becoming the head of the United Nations panel.

Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican climate diplomacy expert, is to become the new head of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention of Climate Change.

Cross-posted from Quirin Schiermeier on The Great Beyond Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican climate diplomacy expert, is to become the new head of the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention of Climate Change.

It is indicative of where AALL is headed that one of the nation's top legal technology bloggers, Greg Lambert of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog, has just become the association's president.