Sentence examples for pick ahead of from inspiring English sources

We spent a great deal of time analyzing 10 years of Round 1 draft picks from 2000-2009, and the conclusion we were able to objectively draw was that General Managers overpay for the right to pick ahead of their peers.

Right now his good friend Wayne Rooney – whom Tevez once claimed he would pick ahead of another former United colleague Cristiano Ronaldo and his Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi – is taking his turn to experience some on- and off-pitch turbulence.

And that charm can be hard to pick ahead of time, it's not a matter of ticking boxes like "loudmouth vegan" and "opinionated single mum".

And that charm can be hard to pick ahead of time, it's not a matter of ticking boxes like "loudmouth vegan" and "opinionated single mom".

In a similarly surprising announcement, Obama's team evidently decided not to alert anyone who was likely to be upset about the Rick Warren pick ahead of time, including none other than Feinstein, the Chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

The players picked ahead of McNabb are excellent.

Hull was picked ahead of Dundee, Swansea Bay, and Leicester.

He is now the guy picked ahead of the guy with potential.

Walker was picked ahead of the likes of Bryce Cartwright, Jack Bird, Tyrone Peachey and Blake Austin – all genuine utility players.

Big society was picked ahead of a shortlist of words including double-dip, vuvuzela, Tea Party, preloading, upcycling and showmance.

He was picked ahead of Test winger Alex Johnston, who has 29 tries in 28 first grade games.