Sentence examples for nominated at a from inspiring English sources

And so, members nominated at a relatively young age - Justice Clarence Thomas, another controversial nomination, was 43 when he was appointed in 1991 - can serve for several decades.

He was nevertheless nominated at a turbulent national convention in Chicago.

He is being nominated at a moment of escalating tension between the Brotherhood and Egypt's military rulers.

The Texas Election Code provides that no person shall be nominated at a primary election for any office unless he receives a majority of the votes cast.

Senator Thomas R. Carper, Democrat of Delaware, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, praised Mr. Obama's choice, saying Mr. Johnson was nominated "at a critical time for the agency and its mission".

Mitt Romney — whose very hair embodies wealthy privilege — was nominated at a national convention, in Tampa, that became an Ayn Rand-style celebration of business executives, the heroic "makers".

It may be coincidence but I've been nominated at work for a mindfulness course.

Republicans in the party's so-called "establishment" wing have been floating rumors for months that if Donald Trump fails to win the nomination on the first ballot, Ryan could be nominated at the convention as a consensus candidate.

This compelling and moving drama was the first British film to be nominated at the Academy Awards for a Best Foreign Language Film in 1993.

The record for the oldest Oscar best actress nominee was broken by Emmanuelle Riva, nominated at 85 for playing a woman slipping into senility in Amour.

"Gravity" turned him into a six-time nominee: in addition to Best Director, Cuaron was also nominated at this year's ceremony as a co-producer of "Gravity" (which received a Best Picture nod) and a co-editor.