carve out a career

By 1919, he had carved out a career in bit parts.

Thus came to an end my second attempt at carving out a career.

Sometimes there wasn't, particularly when he tried to carve out a career of his own.

He has subsequently carved out a career in football management.

The sisters say that their mother has shown, by example, how it is possible to be a woman and carve out a career.

Upon his return to England, he carved out a career as an independent scholar.

Through hard work and sheer determination, Dennis carved out a career in the building industry.

After you've worked hard carving out a career for yourself, it's no good if people can't see your personality.

Garnett has since carved out a career as a writer and actress.

That might, or might not, help him carve out a career in the newspaper business.

Within a year, as he tried to carve out a career as a filmmaker.

Up to 1924 he made a sustained attempt to carve out a career as a concert pianist.

It was expected that she would lead the sheltered life of a society woman, but she carved out a career for herself.

He's going to carve out a career.

In more recent years, she tried her hand at stand-up comedy and carved out a career in commercials.

By 1953, she had begun carving out a career for herself as a film actress, playing supporting roles in several Italian films.

Girls need role models so that they can see that they too may be able to carve out a career in politics.

She wasn't going to share her guardian's roof while her husband was off in foreign parts carving out a career for himself.

And yet--was not this exactly the sort of girl who would carve out a career somehow for the man she married?

Even if one never saw a Russell film one should just be glad that he had the room to carve out a career over 30 years.

Playing as a forward, Thomson carved out a career in the game despite having only one eye, resulting from a childhood accident with a firework.

The main idea behind its establishment was to provide the most gifted students with an opportunity to carve out a career suitable to their potential capabilities.

In 1987, Lewis launched a music company and began carving out a career in jingles composing.

Perhaps Farmiga will carve out a career on the outskirts of Hollywood.

Since his playing career ended, Winterbottom carved out a career in finance.