Sentence examples for nomination was based from inspiring English sources

This nomination was based on witness testimony from my late sister, Anny Boukris.

There was Devine proclaiming in a call with reporters that Clinton's "grasp … on the nomination" was based "almost entirely on … victories in states where Bernie Sanders did not compete".

Senator Feingold said his objection to the nomination was based on the accuracy of Mr. Negroponte's reporting to the State Department on human rights, a duty mandated by Congress.

As it happens, the producers of Mr. Falardeau's film, Luc Dery and Kim McCraw, are the same as those behind last year's Canadian entry, "Incendies," which also received a nomination, is based on a hit play about Arab immigrants to Canada and was written and directed by a friend of Mr. Falardeau's, Denis Villeneuve.

Mr. Tancredo, whose bid for the Republican nomination is based largely on an aggressive stance against illegal immigration, is among the many conservatives nationwide who seized on the killings after it was reported that one of the suspects, Jose Lachira Carranza, 28, was an illegal immigrant from Peru.

After that, their hopes of winning their party's nomination are based on the calculation that Dr. Dean will wither in the glare of a two-person fight, particularly in the South, and that Democrats would recoil at the notion of a relatively inexperienced former governor of Vermont leading the party into battle against this White House.

The rise of Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination is based in part on a consensus among conservative Catholics in America, who prefer him over the other Republican candidates (Cruz, Kasich and Rubio), who vaunt a far less marked religious appeal.

Nominations are based on sales figures and radio play.

While the Oscar and Emmy nominations are based on ballots from hundreds, sometimes thousands of artists, the Tony nominations are determined by a group of 30 — though, due to recusals this year, the number is down to 27 — who are known for remaining mum about their views and preferences.

Abaroa also noted that the voting took place before Juan Gabriel died  late last month,  so the singer's nominations were based entirely on his album's merits and not a well of interest in his work following his death.

According to the press announcement, nominations are "based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring.