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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are nominated to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone being selected or proposed for a position, award, or honor.
Example: "The committee announced that several candidates are nominated to receive the prestigious award this year."
Alternatives: "are selected for" or "are proposed for".
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Mulvaney's nomination follows a pattern of Trump turning to individuals with records apparently hostile to the agencies they are nominated to lead.
"The types of targets are nominated to the CINC," said Rear Adm. John D. Stufflebeem, a deputy director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, adding that "the CINC determines which of the targets" he wants to attack.
One passenger, it emerges, is a qualified pilot, while another spent years as an air-traffic controller; they are nominated to try to steer the plane to safety should the rebellion succeed.
*At the University of Texas Medical Branch, medical school graduates who embody the ultimate in patient care are nominated to receive the Gold-Headed Cane Award because of their "interest in the welfare of patients".
When the England trio of Andy Gomarsall, Phil Vickery and Trevor Woodman are nominated to become freemen of the city of Gloucester, an honour once bestowed on Horatio Nelson, the old game of rugby union really is sailing into uncharted waters.
So many of the women who are nominated to come to the lunch and then chosen are there because they have turned some horrible blow to good use: they experience cancer and then set up a survivors' support group; they lose a husband in war and raise funds for his wounded colleagues; they have a disabled child and fight for better facilities for all children with that disability.
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Earlier this month, he was nominated to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Two weeks ago, she was nominated to be ambassador of Japan.
Four candidates have been nominated to replace him.
Recently, he was nominated to serve on the New Jersey State Commission on Brain Injury Research.
Mr. York was nominated to the board in September.
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