Sentence examples for accepting second place from inspiring English sources

REBECCA MEAD: I wonder how all those people in other countries who see Obama as the president of the world are going to take this business about not accepting second place for America.

Well, I do not accept second place for the United States of America.

We have had three podium positions in that time, but when you've tasted the champagne for winning you don't want to accept second place.

In his recent State of the Union speech, he unveiled an innovation plan with these defiant words: "China is not waiting to revamp its economy…well, I do not accept second place for the United States".

The new Shia order remains loth, after centuries of oppression, to give the Sunnis a decent slice of power; and the minority Sunnis seem unable to accept second place in a devolved state.

Mr Obama's line in his state-of-the-union speech in January that "I don't accept second place for the United States of America" caused quite a few ears in China to prick up.

At 62, he committed a public immolation last month when, egged on by his second wife, he refused to accept second place in the Christian Democrat Party's list of candidates for this June's European elections.

Late in the conversation, I asked Biden about the surprise applause line in President Obama's State of the Union speech -- "I do not accept second place for the United States of America". Will we hear more on the America-as-No.-1 theme?

And as I said in the State of the Union, I do not accept second place for the United States of America.

Talbot eventually accepted second place, and (because Talbot made generous donations to the SSA, where Abbott was dean) Abbott made an effort to be cordial.

"Well, I do not accept second place for the United States of America". He may have no choice, but maybe Obama can take heart in the fact that China's two big solar farms will use U.S. technology.