Sentence examples for could not nominate from inspiring English sources

I wrote back to him saying my only regret was that, as I was no longer a member of parliament, I could not nominate him for the leadership, which I would have done, because I was a firm believer that we always had to have a left-of-centre candidate.

During the 2008 primaries, Gore remained neutral toward all of the candidates which led to speculation that he would come out of a brokered 2008 Democratic National Convention as a "compromise candidate" if the party decided it could not nominate one.

Though competing in competitions and being evicted as individuals, a HouseGuest could not nominate a member of their clique should they win Head of Household; they were free to use the Power of Veto however they saw best fit and could vote against their clique members.

But she's so well established now, she barely needs the award, and the panel may have felt they couldn't nominate her again without giving her the actual gong.

Mr. Santorum, likening himself as he often does to Ronald Reagan, said Republicans risked nominating someone who could not make a convincing case to conservative voters that he shared their beliefs on the issues of health care reform and energy policy.

He could not be nominated without the base, which holds media-certified moderates like McCain and Senator Chuck Hagel, of Nebraska, in contempt.

So, while you could be up for best actor and best supporting actor, as has happened on three occasions – Fay Bainter in 1938 (White Banners and Jezebel), Jamie Foxx in 2004 (Ray and Collateral) and Cate Blanchett in 2007 (Elizabeth: The Golden Age and I'm Not There) – an actor could not be nominated twice as best actor.

They also learned that if a member of their clique won Head of Household, they could not be nominated for eviction.

He explained to Champ Clark, the future Speaker of the House, that Bland and others from southern states would fall because of prejudice towards the old Confederacy, that Boies could not be nominated because he was too little-known, and all others would fail due to lack of support leaving only himself.

They also inexplicably established a system of proportional representation for early contests - through March 15 - that rewarded losing candidates with large numbers of delegates, thus inducing them to stay in the race long after it was clear that they could not be nominated.

We will not nominate somebody".