Sentence examples for gain selection for from inspiring English sources

"I always said this year my goal was to gain selection for the Commonwealth Games and European Championships," said Tomlinson.

"I am determined to do whatever it takes to gain selection for England this winter," he added.

It is a far cry from four years ago for Fox-Pitt, who failed to gain selection for the Sydney Olympics because of a fall during the cross-country section here on a different horse.

It is to the Spaniard's immense credit therefore that he managed to gain selection for the PFA Premier League Team of the Year following a succession of brilliant saves during the last campaign.

"I would like to thank Sussex for the opportunities, experiences and support I have enjoyed at the club since 2010, and my gratitude for the contribution Sussex have made in providing me with a platform to gain selection for England on three successive winter tours," said Panesar in a statement.

The Red Storm (7-6, 1-1 Big East) struggled so much early on that it will need to make up ground during the conference season so it does not have to rely on winning another Big East tournament to gain selection for the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.

Dorries fought and lost the parliamentary seat of Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester in 2001, but gained selection for the safe seat of Mid Bedfordshire in 2005.

Cpl Apiata, born in the North Island town of Mangakino in 1972, joined the army reservists in 1989 and the regular army in 1999, before gaining selection for the SAS.

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He graduated to the England Under-19 side at the start of the 2010/11 campaign before gaining selection for the Under-21 squad for last November's friendly against Germany.

However, the South African was in superb form later that year, setting a new personal best of 45.07 seconds in Italy in the 400m and gaining selection for the 2011 World Athletics Championships in South Korea.