Sentence examples for a slate of picks from inspiring English sources

Boggs was one of a slate of picks for the federal bench in Georgia offered by the president after negotiations with Republican Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson.

But now, facing a vote on Thursday to finally pick a slate of new and more powerful leaders, it is falling back on old-fashioned backroom deal-making that critics say may produce two lackluster choices.

Johnnie B. Byrd Jr., a senior House Republican and co-chairman of the Legislature's select committee on the election, vowed in an interview today that even if contest actions are still unresolved by the Dec. 12 deadline for naming electors, the Republican-dominated Legislature will go ahead and pick a slate of 25 electors loyal to Mr. Bush.

In Alaska, state party leaders picked a slate of 28 delegates — 12 for Cruz, 11 for Trump and five for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla)., who has dropped out of the race but was allowed to keep his delegates, for now.

This makes my slate of picks for the Republican caucuses in South Carolina: (1) Trump, (2) Rubio, and (3) Cruz.

And with each new vote Mr. Gore picks up, a slate of electors chosen by Bush-faithful politicians becomes a much harder sell to their constituents.

Those members seven would pick two additional commissioners from a slate of candidates proposed by community groups.

The process allowed campaigns to designate a slate of their preferred delegates; users could vote for one slate or pick and choose among nearly 700 candidates.

Companies typically let workers pick where the matching funds will go from a slate of outside charities.

The judges he picks for the Supreme Court are most likely to come from a slate of 21 potential nominees he made this year.

A slate of innovative ideas?