Sentence examples for selected him for from inspiring English sources

After that match Van Gaal, who had not seen him before, immediately selected him for his first match on his road to Rio.

When Kaine became the mayor of Richmond, in 1998, it was because a City Council with a majority of black members selected him for the job.

Death has selected him for termination, but the violet-colored letter is returned to sender, again and again; the cellist seems to refuse his orders.

When Yao Ming entered the third grade, he was five-seven, and Shanghai's Xuhui District Sports School selected him for its after-school basketball program.

A projected lottery pick less than a year ago, Williams was bypassed until Denver selected him for the Knicks with the 25th pick.

What if Jack Nicklaus phoned him tomorrow and selected him for the United States team in the Presidents Cup matches next month in Montreal?

"He's confident about selecting him for this position," said Dan Weiller, a spokesman for Mr. Silver.

But his contract was renewed by Shero, who would later help select him for the Olympic job.

If he does not crack the top six, he can still make the team if the committee selects him for the fifth or sixth spot.

At the top of the draft, teams often dissect players so thoroughly they wind up talking themselves out of selecting him, for better or worse.

The closer Armando Benitez, who has converted all 16 save opportunities this season, was not saying anything yesterday about whether Valentine would select him for the All-Star Game.