To attain the position of tribune, one only needed to be a member of the ruling class.

They attained their positions through political influence or past experience in the service.

She attained a position and fired a spread of three torpedoes.

In the middle of the 19th century it had attained the position as the most cultivated of any newly created grape varieties.

Here he attained the position of inspector of branches, an appointment which had an important influence upon his scientific pursuits.