Sentence examples for banner draft from inspiring English sources
This year was a banner draft for Connecticut, which had produced only one first-round pick in the program's history before this year, and perhaps another watershed moment for a Northern program that continues to prove it can compete for players and victories with any powerhouse from the South.
PAGE C1 Sports WITH A HARVEST OF PROSPECTS, UCONN MAKES ITS MARK This year was a banner draft for the University of Connecticut's baseball team, which had produced only one first-round pick in the major league baseball draft in the program's history before this year, when it produced two.
Before the Super Bowl banner had even stopped fluttering in the draft, it looked as if the New Orleans Saints, after waiting more than 40 years for their first championship, would make another title their plaything.
The war, which was fought between the United States and Great Britain over maritime rights, led to the burning of Washington, the drafting of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the popularization of an American hero, Andrew Jackson, who later became president.
It had been a banner week for Connecticut, which had 10 players selected in the draft.
When veteran Egyptian politician Amr Moussa unveiled Egypt's new draft constitution on Sunday, he did so in front of a vast banner that proclaimed the text represented "all Egyptians".
Calling him way too far-right for New Jersey -- he opposes abortion rights, for starters -- they drafted a moderate, former Representative Bob Franks, to carry the party's banner.
In the central section of "Society," for example, three historical documents are given pride of place: Jefferson's Declaration, George Washington's handwritten draft of his farewell address and a first edition of "The Star-Spangled Banner".
For anyone who has watched the Kings longer than five years, for those who experienced the agony of watching prime draft picks turn into superstars with other teams over four decades, looking up at one Cup banner was surreal.
"The SIS formally apologizes for the error found in the banner... (It) was delivered hours before the conference began as a donation by a non-governmental organization promoting the constitutional draft," the SIS said.
