Sentence examples for held to select from inspiring English sources

In 1988 a competitive examination was held to select 14 out of 14,000 candidates.

Earlier this month hearings were held to select a site for a new bricks-and-mortar supercasino.

But as he, Mr. Romney, Representative Ron Paul of Texas and even Mr. Gingrich were campaigning in Wisconsin, aides to Mr. Santorum said they were just as focused on the action behind closed doors in North Dakota and Washington, where state and county gatherings were being held to select delegates for the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.

Next, a consensus meeting was held to select cases with a high consensus about the presence of invasion, which were reviewed by one Western pathologist for confirmation.

An international competition was held to select the main contractor.

Over 10,000 people voted in a contest held to select the name.

Overall, the app itself is simple to navigate and use, with thoughtful design touches like being able to toggle between grid and list layouts, or using gestures – like being able to press and hold to select items for deletion or relocation.

You can hold You can hold to select multiple pages at once.

The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10 , 1957 to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada.

Parochial schools in Malta are free, state-supported, and so in demand that they have to hold lotteries to select students.

(In the E.U., all public-sector buildings are required to hold competitions to select an architect).