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establish (oneself, someone, or something) as (something)

To confirm oneself, someone, or something's role or reputation as being a certain thing or having a certain status. That merger established the company as the biggest on the East Coast. I think you need to establish yourself as a tough teacher early on so that the kids actually listen to you. If she can plan this major event successfully, she'll definitely establish herself as a bright star in the company.

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establish (someone or something) in (something)

To install someone or something in a particular place or role. I'm pretty sure his parents' wealth is what established him in a managerial role right out of college. Saturday's ceremony will establish the prince in his new station as "king." A memorable ad will establish your product in the collective consciousness and drive up sales.

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establish someone or something as someone or something

to validate or confirm someone or something as someone or something. As soon as we establish her as a viable candidate, we will launch the publicity campaign. She established herself as an authority on rare books.

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establish someone or something in something

to set someone or something up in something or some place; to install someone or something in something or some place. We established a restaurant in the middle of downtown. My uncle established me in the candy business.

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Establishing a minimum of $25,000 to $50,000 for an endowed scholarship fund is more appropriate.

Building a financial fundraising case: a successful fundraising plan involves sharing data, tying donors' values to the cause, and then careful stewardship of funds

Establishing commercial plantations will cost a good chunk of money, since a grower would not want to propagate wild yew material, which is highly variable in chemical content, but would want lead or selected material with high concentrations of paclitaxel.

Thought useless, Canada yew can fight cancer

The Board and the FTC also jointly proposed rules establishing a schedule of effective dates for other provisions of the FACT Act that do not contain effective dates.

Comments requested on interim final rules to the Fair and Accurate Transactions Act of 2003

The costs of establishing a supporting organization are similar to those for private nonoperating foundations; however, with the involvement of a capable "supported" organization in day-to-day administration, they can be less onerous.

Deferred charitable giving options

"Establishing Shot," Christian Rattemeyer's first curatorial gambit at Artists Space, mined this definition to augur the gallery's forthcoming season through the work of ten artists who underscore the potential incompatibility between a work's formal structure and its thematic points of reference.

"Establishing shot": Artists Space

* Establishing the interconnection: the organizations develop and execute a plan for establishing the interconnection, including implementing or configuring security controls.

NIST publishes guidance on securing interconnecting IT systems. (General Developments)

Finally, O'Keefe recommended that the "numerous reporting requirements for OMB and the agencies" should be eliminated from the bill as it would be "unclear what problems will be solved by establishing more management reporting requirements rather than more efficiently utilizing" information that is currently collected and reported.

E-Government bill waits in the wings; the idea of a federal CIO has been met with resistance, but hope is still alive that the Bush administration will get on board. (Capital Edge: legislative & regulatory update)

Winning companies will possess a disciplined approach to establishing and nourishing distribution partnerships.

The perfect partnership: Alliances between insurers and distributors require precise design, based on four essential elements. (Life/Health)

The components of mentoring are the process and the mentor assisting the protege Establishing the relationship will be addressed in terms of how to, to what extent and follow-ups nearing completion of the process, assist in assessing the potential of having a successful relationship.

Mentoring: The Components for Success

The goal of the meeting was to establish a consensus within the global mine action community as to the parameters of establishing an effective means to coordinate efforts to collect, manage and use information.

Information Management and Coordination: The Way Ahead

These acquisitions were a key factor in establishing Arjo's worldwide marketplace dominance in hygiene and resident-handling products for the longterm care industry.

Arjo, Inc

Q: My mom and I are interested in establishing a trust fond.

For trust funds, set a concrete goal

Existing means of distribution and exhibition were closed to "worker filmmakers," so they established their own distribution networks, often marketing their movies state by state or establishing their own theaters.

Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America

In 1992 and 1993, after several years of organizing around the problems of the IHSS program and the deficiencies of the IP mode, consumers and providers won their first major victories toward establishing a new model and new standards for personal assistance services.

California's Public Authorities: An Emerging Model for Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services Comes of Age

Establishing performance standards for outdoor residential decking boards - such as shear properties, weathering, hygrothermal cycling, and mechanical-fastener pull-out - is one of the top goals, says Krishnaswamy.