hold a seat in a sentence

Examples

1. His John Quincy Adams is a septuagenarian who holds a seat in Congress but sleeps through the debates.
2. But they hampered Marley's effort to get and hold a seat on the State Racing Commission.
3. He will instead hold a seat on the combined company's 15-member board of directors.
4. She still holds a seat in the Palestinian legislature, which she pledged to use as a forum.
5. Oxley is a senior member of the Commerce Committee but currently does not hold a seat on Banking.
6. She became the first woman to hold a seat on the 13-post board in AIB history.
7. China, which holds a seat on the agency's board of governors, gave tacit approval.
8. Godett, who still holds a seat in the Netherlands Antilles Parliament, has been free pending appeal.
9. He is also a member of the Trilateral Commission, and holds a seat on their Executive Committee.
10. After being educated at Northern Ireland House of Commons ( where peers could also hold a seat ).