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- … but there is also about it just the trace of the nettlesome righteousness that alienated much of Washington during his tenure there, the not-so-subtle suggestion that while he might be in politics, he is not of politics and certainly not, God_forbid, a politician. —Jim Wooten, New York Times Magazine, 29 Jan. 1995
- Pittsburgh's offensive linemen, trap blockers during Noll's tenure, had to bulk up for the straight-ahead game. —Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated, 9 Nov. 1992
- A mural on the upper half of a four-story guesthouse was painted in 1977 by twelve-year-old schoolchildren, whose tenure on the scaffold must have thrilled their parents. —John McPhee, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 1988
During his tenure as head coach, the team won the championship twice.
her 12-year tenure with the company
His tenure in office will end with the next election.
After seven years I was finally granted tenure.
He hopes to get tenure next year.
The defendant did not have tenure on the land.
land tenure in Anglo-Saxon Britain
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Perhaps nothing better encapsulates the hash Gary Andersen made of his tenure as Oregon State's football coach than the way the Beavers mishandled quarterback Marcus McMaryion.
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The fun has continued during FSU’s bowl practices, with players enjoying listening to their favorite music — one of the few minor changes Taggart has introduced since the start of his tenure.
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Just weeks removed from replacing Kevin Sumlin as Texas A&M head coach, Fisher jumps right into the biggest week of his tenure in College Station with the early signing period running from Wednesday through Friday.
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Doing so a third year in a row, after the most disastrous season of his tenure, would prove most improbable of all.
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Spoelstra appreciates that ongoing aspect of his tenure.
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Paul Clement may be coming to the end of his tenure as Swansea boss, after suffering defeat against Brighton at the Liberty Stadium, in a lacklustre display to remain in the relegation zone.
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After defeating Lamont by 114,000 votes and earning a post-election standing ovation from the Democratic caucus, Lieberman became a thorn in the side of liberals for the rest of his tenure.
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Scott Gottlieb is the kind of FDA commissioner that the drug industry loves: a reform-minded administrator who’s made the goal of spurring drug approvals by changing regulatory pathways a key goal of his tenure.
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Law Dictionary
legal Definition of tenure
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: the act, manner, duration, or right of holding something
- tenure of office
- freehold tenure
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: a status granted to a teacher usually after a probationary period that protects him or her from dismissal except for reasons of incompetence, gross misconduct, or financial necessity
Origin and Etymology of tenure
Anglo-French, feudal holding, from Old French teneüre, from Medieval Latin tenitura, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold
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