"The velocity of his political ascent was pretty dramatic," one friend, a Washington lobbyist, said.

Johnson often said his political ascent would have been inconceivable without his wife s devotion and forbearance.

Mr. McDonald offered his own explanation of his wife's political ascent.

But it's more likely that political ascent had always been part of her plan.

The community's economic and political ascent, and its resistance against Israel, were all encouraged by Syria.

Andrew Johnson's political ascent in the mid-1850s was a constant source of frustration for Brownlow.

His most important role was in the political ascent of Indira Gandhi.

His political ascent caused them to move to Düsseldorf in the summer of 1881.

He exited having set the course for an unprecedented political ascent.

In 1946, he began his political ascent, being appointed prime minister on 21 May 1957.