Examples of 'took up the post' in a sentence

Meaning of "took up the post"

Took up the post refers to the act of assuming or accepting a new position, role, job, or responsibility. It implies that someone has started or begun a particular position or role, usually in an official or professional capacity. This phrase is commonly used when describing career changes, promotions, or appointments. It signifies the act of stepping into a new position and starting the associated duties and responsibilities

How to use "took up the post" in a sentence

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took up the post
The suggestion is made that he took up the post with some reluctance.
He never took up the post and instead chose to remain in Zanzibar.
His old colleague Allen Shenstone took up the post.
Burbage took up the post of Muggle Studies professor after a male teacher left.
Ashton was confirmed by the European Parliament before she took up the post.
He also took up the post of Chief Secretary.
Craig Emerson continued to act as Foreign Minister until Carr took up the post.
Martha Spurrier took up the post at the end of May.
But, he showed up his greedthe next moment he took up the post.
Xu Zhigao agreed, and took up the post thereafter.
Guthrie took up the post of mathematics master at the Graaff-Reinet College.
Dr. Watson became the magazine 's president while Thayer took up the post of editor.
Terès took up the post in July 26 of that year.
Now back at his old school, Professor Flitwick took up the post of Charms Master.
In 1981 he took up the post of clinical professor of family medicine at Indiana University.

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A close ally of Erdogan, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, took up the post last week.
He took up the post the following year, aged 35.
You resigned, I took up the post.
He took up the post in 1995, having been a reporter and columnist earlier in his career.
He was eventually appointed and took up the post in Autumn 1935.
In 2001, she took up the post of Director of the Syracuse military telecommunications programme.
He remained in office until 1722 when his son Charles took up the post.
In 1924 Céline took up the post of intern at a Paris maternity hospital.
He became assistant to Jock Stein when Stein took up the post of manager in 1965.
She took up the post in November 2016 following the resignation of Richard Howitt.
The current Chancellor is Count Nikolai Tolstoy, who took up the post in late 1987.
In 1889 he took up the post of curator of the King William 's Town botanical garden.
On 1 January 2014 he took up the post of President of the European Research Council.
He took up the post of Chief Medical Officer for Scotland on 5 September 2005.
Cavagnari took up the post of British Resident in Kabul in July 1879.
He later took up the post of academy coach, then in 2006 became Reserve Team Coach.
In 1914 he took up the post of Lecturer in Engineering at Hong Kong University.
In 1999, she took up the post of Associate Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In 1998, Dunner took up the post of music director of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.

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