Sentence examples for he nominated him from inspiring English sources

Trump's judgment on Tillerson was the polar opposite when he nominated him, praising him in December 2016 as a "world-class player" who made "massive deals" while CEO of a mammoth oil company.

Churchill valued so highly the skill of his dentist, Wilfred Fish, who worked with Mr Cudlipp, that he nominated him for a knighthood.

Lee told a hushed gathering of 79 members of Parliament that he was not aware of Nair's alcoholism when he nominated him to the largely ceremonial post in October , 1981 but that the diagnosis had been confirmed by a panel of five medical specialists.

In his remarkable interview with the Times this week, Trump said he "would have picked somebody else" if he knew before he nominated him that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was going to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, which Trump described as "very unfair to the president".

On the other hand, officials of the Obama administration say they nominated him because he reflects their priorities and could challenge the way the bank works, having not spent half his life working in it.

The general who led a military coup in Thailand three months ago took on the civilian mantle of prime minister Thursday when the legislators he appointed nominated him as sole candidate and voted overwhelmingly to make him government chief.

After all, when former quarter-miler Fred Newhouse told Wright he had nominated him, the coach responded, "Fred, you're losing your mind". Wright had already heard the news when he answered the telephone, and, yes, he was surprised and also elated.

While he was away, the Whig Party nominated him as its gubernatorial candidate; he did not learn of his nomination until his ship reached Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Had Mr Obama not nominated him, he would be on no one's shortlist to lead the World Bank.

As President Obama nominated him, he made sure to mention that Lew had presided over three budget surpluses.

Following the conservative agenda of those who had nominated him, he approved legislation that eliminated wartime controls, slashed taxes, established a Federal budget system, restored the high protective tariff, and imposed tight limitations upon immigration.