How To Use Demotion In A Sentence

  • The scientist who discovered Eris, Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, thinks Pluto's demotion was the right move.
  • It might be, I guess, if the 'D' stood for "demotion" -- but it isn't, it's for "development, SI.com
  • He didn't handle his demotion from the starting lineup well and ultimately allowed it to affect his play. USATODAY.com - Magic send Gooden to Cavaliers in four-player trade
  • Mr. McClanahan did have a military record, but it was one filled with lies, demotions and a discharge Richard Mcclanahan
  • His Bianconeri teammate Jonathan Zebina was also celebrating the rapid comeback following last summer's demotion.
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  • Demotion often results in employee dissatisfaction, poor subsequent performance, and eventually, turnover.
  • However, it didn't take his demotion to substitute last night to make me think the prospects, personal and collective, aren't rosy.
  • The two men also would face non-judicial punishments, which could include a loss of pay or demotion in rank.
  • Those who fail to satisfactorily complete such a program will be subject to dismissal or demotion.
  • I don't see it as demotion. dick newby was kennedys bag carrier and sadly sucombed to the same bunker mentality that he did in the end. i think given the traumas of the last 2 months having a COS in the commons is a good move. he'll also be very useful if as appears likely, the pig styes are to be cleared in cowley street. Norman Lamb Appointed Ming's Chief of Staff
  • That promotion prize so cherished, and so gutsily won by City, was then followed by the longest uninterrupted stint as an established Second Division club, then more fatefully by demotion to the basement.
  • That can include demotion, firing or even being drummed out of the profession entirely.
  • He was even-steven after day 12, but lost three of the next four to become the only member of the joijin to face demotion in July.
  • Promotion or demotion of identities of Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy and introduction of pagoda tree's imagery after the Song Dynasty are directly results of folklore ideal.
  • As irrevocably committed as the Catholic Church is to ecumenism, I cannot imagine the Magisterium ever endorsing the demotion of defined dogmas to the status of venerable opinion.
  • In most, if not all, ancient religions with a belief in reincarnation, the soul entering a body is seen as a metaphysical demotion, a sullying and impure rite of passage.
  • Was Brokaw responsible for Olbermann and Matthews "demotions" as anchors for debates and such? Ice Station Tango
  • Their local satraps were threatened with demotion and fines.
  • One of the great cosmic tragedies in the past few years was the sad demotion of Pluto from a planet to a mere "planetoid". Pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator (real estate blogs)
  • He accepts a demotion and other-than-honorable discharge in lieu of court martial.
  • Obama Should Win and Sarah Palin: War, Dissidents & Creationism Was Brokaw responsible for Olbermann and Matthews "demotions" as anchors for debates and such? Ice Station Tango
  • A loss would result in demotion to the zonal division, a big fall for a country that has won tennis 'top team prize a record 31 times but not since 1995. USATODAY.com - Fish edges Blake for USA's No. 2 singles slot in Davis Cup tie
  • The scientist who discovered Eris, Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, thinks Pluto's demotion was the right move.
  • Wayne Arthurs (2nd term MPP and former mayor of Pickering, sorry Monte Kwinter, but we need some fresh blood in cabinet.) (The story about her garage entitles her to demotion within cabinet) (She'd do a good job selling Ontario to the rest of the world) Liblogs.ca latest blog entries
  • The demotion will necessitate the indignity of having to qualify for next season's Champions League group stages.
  • This weekend he was adamant that there was no rift with his former master, but was mystified about his demotion to the ranks.
  • I certainly wouldn't have picked her for the job, and even thought her marked for demotion or treading water.
  • They received sentences ranging from demotion to eight years in prison.
  • I don't claim that my demotion was the reason for the club's lack of success in my last two seasons there, it was definitely one of several links in the chain.
  • Ironically, at the very end of this millennium, demotions, warnings, and anathemas have again come into vogue in several regions of our nation.
  • Getting a C means no bonus; two C's in a row is grounds for demotion or dismissal.
  • He has also helped guide him through a meandering journey that has included several demotions to and call-ups from the minors and a lonely rehabilitation stint in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Life of a Baseball Interpreter
  • The process of an ethics trial would be much more meaningful if there were tiers of punishment below expulsion that explicitly brought with them more substantial penalties, such as demotions or fines. Why Rangel's punishment won't really matter
  • His sentence by a special court-martial judge includes discharge for bad conduct and demotion to the lowest rank of private.
  • He is seeking redress for what he alleges was an unfair demotion.
  • Companies have already expressed their unease at the effective demotion of trade promotion. Times, Sunday Times
  • Hence Cabinet demotions may be in the works, even if the "investigations" prove "conclusively" that nobody did anything wrong, and leave the ministers conducting them high and dry. Archive 2009-08-01
  • Even Doug Anderton - star journalist and married to a wealthy aristocrat - sees his job as literary editor on a national newspaper as a demotion from politics.
  • That demotion, however, was a mere hiccup compared to some of the troubles experienced in previous decades.
  • Gutwein, in particular, has gone to ground since his demotion.
  • Rather than letting the temporary demotion get him down, Davies instead used it for motivation.
  • His Bianconeri teammate Jonathan Zebina was also celebrating the rapid comeback following last summer's demotion.
  • He then moved to a less prestigious university, which he considered a serious demotion. Times, Sunday Times
  • No. 2 Georgia, after its demotion from the top spot in the polls, will look to make a statement against two-time defending Mid-American Conference champ Central Michigan. Weekend Preview: SEC powers ready to roll out welcome mat
  • She avoided the term 'demotion' and stopped just short of saying Mr. Bloy's appointment to cabinet was a mistake. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • The immediate precipitating predicate for his demotion was his meeting last month with the Colombian ambassador, a client of his giant P.R. firm, Burson-Marsteller, about how to pass a free-trade pact that Hillary Clinton vigorously opposes. Todd Purdum: Why Mark Penn Got Fired—or Did He?: Todd S. Purdum
  • Surely his extraordinary capacity to rise above the hurt and disappointment of demotion is his most admirable personal trait.
  • If convicted, he faces up to seven years in a military prison, demotion and a dishonourable discharge.
  • So, if demotion is the precursor to indictment, when the fuck does Bush get sent to timeout and back to Texas Gubner? Think Progress » Watch out Rove.
  • Copernicus's removal of the Earth from that cosmic pit was not a demotion but a promotion.
  • This demotion he accepted because it meant he still had a job at his beloved club but the move ‘hurt deep in the heart’.
  • The subsequent demotion of Terry, following reports about his private life, emphasised that the captaincy is a high office to be treated seriously. Returning Rio Ferdinand ready to answer England captaincy question
  • Having garnered publicity as spokesman for social and family affairs, he regarded the marine portfolio as a spiteful demotion.
  • The advisor threatened him with dishonourable discharge and demotion.
  • The headline for this interview is that his demotion was a setback for Latinos and that it was. Archive 2008-01-01

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