Sentence examples for nomination bid from inspiring English sources

He then used a series of attacks on the Clinton administration's foreign policy to begin his nomination bid.

Bachmann's nomination bid thrust her into the national spotlight but her critics said it had lessened her ability to focus on her district.

Mr Romney's share of the vote in Iowa was largely the same in 2008 when he eventually lost his nomination bid to Mr McCain.

During this year's Democratic primary campaign he urged Republicans to switch party affiliation and support Hillary Clinton as a way of sabotaging frontrunner Barack Obama's nomination bid, then took credit for the drawn-out battle.

They discussed the imposing dangers of Grant's nomination bid, such as the third-term resistors.

After McCain effectively lost the nomination bid, the donors, the millionaire, Bush-backing Wyly brothers, step forward to the public.

In Utah, Mr. Bennett, who was denied his party's Senate nomination in his bid for a fourth term, was branded "Bailout Bob".

Branstad defeated Sioux City businessman Bob Vander Plaats and state Rep. Rod Roberts of Carroll to claim the Republican nomination and a bid for a fifth term in office.

Though Cuomo is expected to coast to the nomination, Teachout's bid has highlighted his administration's controversial move to hinder an ethics panel the governor created.

Ministers hoped Northern Rock was one problem they could put to one side after the nomination of Branson's bid.

The only candidate not present was Andrew M. Cuomo, who had won the Liberal Party nomination but quit his bid for the Democratic nomination a week before the Sept. 10 primary.