Sentence examples for picked to host from inspiring English sources

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.

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.

San Francisco and Washington must also provide the task force with a government financial guaranty by Nov. 30 that would go into effect if either city was picked to play host to the 2012 Games and it ended up with a deficit.

In what is expected to be a boost for the struggling mall, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza has been picked to be host of the largest West Coast exhibit of artwork depicting black history and lifestyles.

This will mark the first time three nations have been picked to co-host the massive international sporting event.

Ms. Essman, whom Mr. David has picked to be the host of the discussion, said after revisiting all 70 episodes, "There is more than enough to talk about in every episode.