He wrote many poems in an attempt to get a position from patronage.

However outside of the summer the station suffered from low patronage, meaning it was closed on 1 December 1952 and never re-opened.

The Church had money and power, for most of the middle ages it was apart, from aristocratic patronage, the only game in town.

Expect no shift from patronage to selection based on merit for key staff positions.

He was survived by his other brothers, who all benefitted from royal patronage.

As the king's health crumbled, Henry and his friends were out of office and excluded from patronage.

Temples built from royal patronage took on an aura of a leading ceremonial center.

Unwelcome at the White House, he was excluded from patronage.

It suffered from poor patronage, as with all the stations on the branch.

It is just the opposite in the legislative branch, where the overwhelming majority of jobs stem from political patronage.