Sentence examples for nominated first from inspiring English sources

Former Governor John Davis had been nominated first, but refused the nomination, possibly because Daniel Webster promised him party support for a future vice presidential bid.

Who would be nominated first, Bork or Scalia?

Of course, she needs to be nominated first!

Robin Benger, the director and producer behind the Gemini nominated, First Person Shooter, and Nelson Mandela: The Life and Times, is a self-proclaimed, "strictly documentary guy" and is wary of the self-serving leverage that can be achieved from biopics that feature political figures.

What filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer uncovered in his Academy Award nominated first film on the subject, The Act of Killing, and now in his follow up film, The Look of Silence, is the dirty little secret that this was a cover story to justify a ruthless military take over of the country.

"Maybe if people of color actually did work worthy of awards, they'd be nominated!" First of all, awards like the Oscars are given out subjectively.

He liked to recall that he was nominated second-best radio comedian of the year.

Taken from her Mercury nominated third solo album Hairless Toys, "Unputdownable" is a lilting lullaby of a record, coming on like Prefab Sprout collaborating with Hot Chip.

IGN later nominated the first and third chapters as the best Wii and PC adventure games of the year, respectively.

The University of Oxford has nominated its first female vice-chancellor in its 800-year history.

George Washington had nominated the first federal judges on the basis of their loyalty to the Constitution.