Sentence examples for privilege of staging from inspiring English sources

The newer venues were added partly to broaden the sport's appeal but mainly because the promoters concerned have built fancy courses and paid lavishly for the privilege of staging races.

For the privilege of staging the start of the world's third-largest sporting event -- after the Olympic Games and soccer's World Cup -- the region's cities paid 7.5 million francs (almost $1 million).

Although financial details are not expected to be disclosed, Walker has said he expects to turn an annual payment to The Crucible of around £130,000 into the receipt of around £250,000 from Sheffield for the privilege of staging an event that annually attracts £3m worth of business and international publicity to the city.

Most of the rest of the guests during this hourlong special know the group's mood well, however, and though each gets the privilege of center stage, none really own it: Los Tigres are too sturdy.

Last year, Florida's electoral narrative became like those hugely popular Latin American soaps, the telenovelas: highly emotive tales of power, privilege and betrayal staged in a hot mist of unrequited love.

I was the trumpeter and had the glorious privilege of fainting center stage as a mouse gave chase.

And the production, intensively rehearsed, featured two offstage bands, a grand ballet and a ballroom scene, including several lucky audience members who had secured the privilege of mounting the stage as extras.

One of these Oxbridge-educated London-dwellers enjoyed the privilege of interviewing Kelman on stage in 1987.

So it would seem to make sense that voters who get the privilege of setting the electoral stage for nearly 320 million Americans should be as representative of the country as possible, not only in terms of race but, ideally, the American vibe.

"This is the beginning of your life... .. the letter began -- and then she heard Johnny say, "Please welcome Roseanne Barr Jay Lenono, who not only soared to fame after appearing on Carson, but ultimately took over the host's chair when Carson retired, remembers the privilege of appearing on that stage.

A year later I had the privilege of helping to set the stage for Nelken and of observing the dress rehearsal – an experience that had a great influence on my development as an artist and my creative life today.