Sentence examples for given the podium from inspiring English sources

But Barbara Bush was given the podium to introduce her son on Monday night when the candidate spoke briefly by satellite from Gettysburg, Pa., and the potential first lady, Laura, was given the chance to make a major speech on Monday.

Case was given the podium first and made the announcement.

Fabius picked up a small wooden mallet and gave the podium a resounding whack.

And while giving the podium to Syria's Sunni opposition, they kept Bahrain's Shia ones safely away with road-blocks defended by armoured cars.

Before giving the podium to the women, Allred mentioned the comments made by Cosby's lawyer Monique Pressley, who stopped by HuffPost Live in July.

Immediately after the race, the race timings indicated that Bonetti had finished third but these were quickly changed as Australian Donald was correctly given the final podium place.

While a win is highly unlikely barring multiple mechanical failures in front of him, a fight for the podium, given the cars around him and with Ferrari and Williams starting at the back, may yet materialise.

Contador's presence, then, adds a huge complication – and if he wins, will likely give the final podium in Paris a slightly surreal edge.

Fabian Cancellara won and Tom Boonen and Alessandro Ballan were given the remaining places on the podium.

Fisichella finished sixth, and claimed it felt like a podium given the performance of the car.

News outlets, eager for some of the zippy repartee Fleischer gave from the podium, have been flummoxed by the dry character they're faced with now.