Sentence examples for gaining a spot from inspiring English sources

These included 17-year-old Russian Yulia Putintseva, a junior who traveled to Melbourne early with her father Anton in hopes of gaining a spot in qualifying.

Gaining a spot in Road Runners' best-known race, the New York City Marathon, will be particularly tough because of the fallout from Hurricane Sandy.

The victory boosted Enqvist's chances of a gaining a spot in the Tennis Master's Cup, an elite eight-player event in Portugal in November.

He worried that some teams might be willing to pay the fine in order to have the advantage — gaining a spot ahead of another car, for example — that a quick but dangerous release of a car might bring.

In the discussion, we learn of the importance of the good-old-boy/girl network of cronyism in gaining a spot on a corporate board, but nothing about the primary responsibility of directors to represent the stock owners' interest.

But since 1995, when the baseball world was first introduced to the concept of the "best loser" gaining a spot in October baseball, there have been more for more teams and their fans looking toward the end of the season.

He drove more than 30 hours to Fort Myers, Fla., and gained a spot on the Class A team there.

Zimmerman, a rookie in 1999, gained a spot on the American League All-Star team and pitched a hitless, scoreless inning.

In January 2011, he signed with the Yankees, and looking rejuvenated, gained a spot in the team's starting rotation.

His withdrawal forced him to file a petition to gain a spot in next month's nationals.

Last Saturday, when Iraq beat Australia to gain a spot in the semifinals, the city erupted with celebratory gunfire.