It may hereafter be in my power, or in yours(I hope it will), to procure him better
preferment; but it must not be forgotten that no benefit of that sort would have been beyond his natural claims on us, and that nothing can, in fact, be an equivalent for the certain advantage which he is now obliged to forego through the urgency of your debts."
The
preferment seemed to him in the nature of a well-merited reward for painstaking and intelligent service, and as a stepping stone to posts of greater importance and responsibility; but, on the other hand, he had been married to the Hon.
Even then I had a strong feeling that what our people most needed was to get a foundation in education, industry, and property, and for this I felt that they could better afford to strive than for political
preferment. As for my individual self, it appeared to me to be reasonably certain that I could succeed in political life, but I had a feeling that it would be a rather selfish kind of success--individual success at the cost of failing to do my duty in assisting in laying a foundation for the masses.
This put him on the road to
preferment and he returned to Britain at the Revolution.
Power, privilege, and
preferment are bought in this country in the same way as stocks and shares on the Stock Exchange.
For others, a hope that
preferment will come their way, leading to greater glory and perhaps a place in history books yet to be written.
The
preferment of Museveni's son is likely to trigger debate on his succession plan with some observers saying Lt-Gen Kainerugaba could be a potential successor given his rapid rise through the army ranks since joining 20 years ago.President Museveni, in power since 1986, is, however, largely expected to seek a sixth term in 2021 election.
'The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria deplores the situation that has arisen from the
preferment of charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria and head of the Nigerian Judiciary before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
That said, the Royal Family live a life of privilege and
preferment, given much, and one has to ask the question, what significant contribution to the common good do they offer in return?
We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above those whom we created with a marked
preferment'.
"In a diverse Church of diverse theological opinions, homosexuality and civil partnerships are matters that some legitimately wish to consider; but neither of them is a bar to ordination or
preferment in our Province.
Successful men made their mark on the public stage, so character became more important for
preferment than family connection.
As Sir Jeremy Heywood - Whitehall's top civil servant - gave evidence to the committee, Mr Jenkin asked: "How confident aCCUSATIONS MP Bernard Jenkin are you that no special advisers were by implication offering favours or
preferment or even honours or Government contracts or future appointments in any way during the referendum?" Sir Jeremy, who as Cabinet Secretary works with the PM, replied: "No one has ever made that suggestion to me before.
