Sentence examples for be seconded not from inspiring English sources

[A]ll of the nine candidates had to be put in nomination, and when they had been put in nomination all of them had to be seconded, not once, but two, four, six or a dozen times.

He is seventh, not sixth.

It was third, not second.

Companies are rewarded for being first, not being the best.

"They should feel they are first, not second.

The people who make it are first, not very bright.

It is third base, not second.

Being third is not ideal".

You are non-commercial so being first is not important.

"Being first wasn't important to us.

Being first isn't the point, being the best is.