Sentence examples for nomination a few from inspiring English sources

Mr. Romney's father, a former governor of Michigan, had sought the Republican presidential nomination a few years earlier.

In contrast to Judge Shedd's nomination, a few Democrats asked to be recorded as having voted in favor of Professor McConnell; only Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, asked to be recorded as having voted against the nominee.

While few politicians in Staten Island would have predicted a divisive battle for the Republican nomination a few months ago, some -- specifically the Democrats -- say they find the prospect delightful.

Woodley received a Golden Globe nomination a few years back for The Descendants, in which she played George Clooney's bruised, bolshy older daughter, who breaks to him the news of her mother's infidelity.

The character, who is based on real-life crisis manager Judy Smith, notched Washington an Emmy nomination a few years ago, and the show helped open the door for more dramas anchored by racially diverse female leads.

When I talked to Jenkins about his Golden Globe nominations a few days after "La La Land" opened, he called the movie one of his favorites of 2016.

While there's little past polling on cabinet nominations, a few previous surveys on Supreme Court nominations suggest neither Democrats nor Republicans have held a consistent stance on whether the confirmation process should be driven purely by qualifications.

Gov. Bill Richardson, the only Hispanic running for the party's nomination, spoke a few lines of Spanish during the debate; Senator Christopher J. Dodd, the only other Democratic contender fluent in Spanish, used a bit as well.

Dorothy Samuels, who covers legal affairs for the editorial board, pointed out to me that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who is gasping for breath in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, proclaimed a few months ago that same-sex marriage was an issue for the states to decide.

Mr. McGreevey, who was the party's nominee in 1997 and lost by a narrow margin to Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, had been moving without competition toward the 2001 nomination until a few weeks ago, when Mr. Torricelli began an effort to line up Democratic leaders behind his potential candidacy.

According to Moe's well-researched book, Roosevelt finally decided to seek the Democratic nomination only a few days before the party's national convention.