Sentence examples for major prize given from inspiring English sources

As a novelist, I well know how much difference an editor can make — and there's no major prize given to editors.

The New Yorker, May 31 , 1976P. 31 History was made last week at the annual Academy Awards night, when for the first time a single disease captured virtually every major prize given by the prestigious American Academy of Medicine.

The first woman to be named poet laureate of the United States (she held the position in 1992-93), Van Duyn has received almost every major prize given to poets in this country, which might explain why this "Selected Poems" has been published despite the absence of new work.

Winning a major literary prize gives writers a sales boost, but by Driscoll's measure a book's literary worth diminishes as its popularity rises.

Yo-Yo Yo-Yo Mapopular and successful cellistheho has already received several major cash awards, has won another: the $100,000 Vilcek populargiven by the Vilcek Foundandon.

At the time, there were no major prizes being given to organizations rather than individuals in the humanitarian field.

Winning the peace prize gives Obama another opportunity to give a major speech with the world watching, and Republicans know how that always turns out.

Recognition of a notable new talent came in the form of the Strega Prize, Italy's major literary award, given to Cinque Storie Ferraresi.

"The prize gives them added credibility".

Posthumous Prize, 1931 In 1931, Swedish poet Erik Axel Karlfeldt died between nominations and prize giving.

"This prize gives her a chance".