Sentence examples for nominated instead from inspiring English sources

Initially a candidate for state land commissioner, Chambers withdrew his name in August of that year to allow former Republican Jacob Kuechler to win a unanimous nomination; he was nominated instead for a seat in the state legislature.

During the January caucus, he says, he asked not to be nominated, instead announcing his plan to run only in the general election.

I was surprised to see Jeremy Renner nominated instead, for his work in "The Town" — but, on reflection, it should be no surprise.

This year, some theater heavyweights like Mr. Lane were not even nominated; instead, several Tony Awards were given for productions that were always intended to be short-timers on Broadway, given that many of their film-star performers had to move on to other commitments.

The backlash against Summers was too great to be withstood, so Yellen was nominated instead.

In July 1987, Bork was nominated instead, although it is not clear how important a role the Ineligibility Clause issue played in the selection.

(At the risk of sounding chauvinistic, I'd nominate instead Andrew Porter, who wrote for this magazine from 1972 to 1992, and who deserves a Library of America volume of his own).

Administration forces turned back Dickinson's bid, nominating instead Military Governor of Tennessee Andrew Johnson, with whom Seward had served in the Senate.

As the Ottoman Empire proposed international mediation, Cuza took the initiative, and, on October 23, 1863, deposed the Kretzulescu cabinet, nominating instead his own selection of men: Kogălniceanu as Premier and Interior Minister, Dimitrie Bolintineanu as Minister of Religious Affairs.

She added that the yield could eventually rise half a percentage point more than if the president nominated Ms. Yellen instead.

Mr. Obama steadfastly defended Ms. Rice, and after he nominated John Kerry instead of her, White House officials said she became the front-runner to succeed Mr. Donilon, who has been in the job since October 2010 and had been the principal deputy before that.