Sentence examples for nominations about from inspiring English sources

In any case, Mr. Shelby has now placed a hold on all outstanding Obama administration nominations — about 70 high-level government positions — until his state gets a tanker contract and a counterterrorism center.

The same cannot be said for Kathryn Bigelow's nailbiter Zero Dark Thirty – with five Bafta nominations – about the campaign to catch Osama bin Laden, which has accrued controversy about its depiction of torture.

Now I must risk being even more churlish in expressing my disappointment with Adam McKay's The Big Short (five nominations) about the financial mavericks, geniuses and chancers who "shorted" the market on Wall Street before the 2008 crash – that is, betted that the sub-prime disaster was going to happen.

He offered an explanation for the enormous turnout for the hugely popular show, which recently garnered 18 Emmy nominations, about Tony Soprano, who copes with the problems of everyday family life while struggling to maintain his status as a mob boss in the suburbs of New Jersey.

(Trump, who claims to have mostly self-funded his quest for the Republican nomination, has about 70).

Only Mr. Green yesterday disclosed how much money was invested so far in his quest for the nomination: about $1.75 million.

LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO about Barry Goldwater winning the Republican presidential nomination, about his acceptance speech, in which he stiffened his rightist position.

10 A.M. (Fox) FOX NEWS SUNDAY Chris Wallace interviews Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, about the field and the announcements this week that Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Sarah Palin will not be running.

By Richard H. Rovere The New Yorker, July 25 , 1964P. 77 LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO about Barry Goldwater winning the Republican presidential nomination, about his acceptance speech, in which he stiffened his rightist position.

"If you clearly don't have enough delegates to secure the nomination, about the only consequential thing you can focus on is the platform," said Frank Watkins, Jackson's longtime chief strategist.

On 28 September in Lviv, Wiśniowiecki, with popular support, was given a field regimentarz nomination; about a week later this nomination was confirmed by the Sejm.