Sentence examples for pick to host from inspiring English sources

Lauer is not exactly the first person on the NBC bench I would pick to host the kickoff political event of the campaign season's homestretch, to put it mildly.

But in the end, Rio de Janeiro won, becoming the first South American city picked to host the games.

The show helped Kielty to get into network television and, in 1998, he was picked to host the National Lottery Big Ticket with Anthea Turner.

Investigators have tracked several transactions made from the Société Générale-affiliated accounts linked to Papa Massata Diack, including on the day Rio was picked to host the Olympics.

That was before he was picked to host Channel 4's The Last Leg, a show initially intended to provide light relief during the 2012 Paralympics but which has subsequently taken on a life of its own.

Payments from a deep-pocketed Brazilian businessman to the son of an influential former International Olympic Committee member days before Rio in October 2009 was surprisingly picked to host the Games were routed to Société Générale accounts, according to the documents.

If South Africa were picked to host the SKA, it would need to site dishes in neighboring countries.

Putin honoured to host World Cup Jump to media player Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said how honoured that his country has been picked to host the 2018 World Cup.

Russia was awarded the 2018 tournament and Qatar was picked to host the 2022 event.

According to the listing, "Mix Karaoke Bar is one of only 40 venues to be picked to host the very first British Karaoke Idol".

Russia should not have been picked to host any Olympic event, since it seems to oppose the basic principles of the Olympic spirit on multiple levels.