Its local standing, amongst other things, led to the firm's high-profile appointment as the official lawyers to the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

But university officials said that nothing was being hidden, and that a public announcement was warranted because he had so many high-profile appointments scheduled.

There's something very funny about that Well... it was a very high-profile appointment, Juliet.

The defeat amounted to the second time in a year that a high-profile appointment of the Governor's has turned into a debacle.

In the United Kingdom, the term is more loosely used to refer to high-profile appointments who devote their skills to one particular area.

While he describes himself modestly as a "simple aerospace engineer from a small town", Griffin has held several high-profile political appointments.

Scarlett was an unusually high-profile appointment to the job, and gave evidence at the Hutton Inquiry.

In 2000, Tsai was given the high-profile appointment of chairperson of the Mainland Affairs Council.

These high-profile appointments will provide you with the chance to use your extensive experience and may open up the chance to sit on specialist committees.

When joining the Senate, Sabini received several high-profile appointments unprecedented for a new member.