Sentence examples for the idea of nominating from inspiring English sources

But the idea of nominating Mr. Bratton met with strong resistance from British police authorities and others who said the head of the Scotland Yard was by tradition a Briton.

Ms Obaid wrote that Copts started to worry after the emergence of what she claimed were statements from the Brotherhood and its Islamist allies about matters such as jizya - a tax that early Islamic rulers demanded from their non-Muslim subjects - and the "rejection of the idea of nominating a Copt for the presidency".

What makes this especially remarkable is that the president stubbornly fought the idea of nominating Yellen.

(According to one report, Flynn wasn't thrilled with the idea of nominating Mattis, who outranked him four stars to three. Generals remember details like that).

She made regular television appearances railing against Wall Street and mega-banks, a habit that made her bankers' public enemy No. 1. Warren then became the acting director of the CFPB, but President Barack Obama dropped the idea of formally nominating her for the post, in large part because there was only a slim chance that the Senate she is now joining would confirm her.

Ms. Lavin lighted up at the idea of being nominated alongside Ms. Channing, then shooed away the thought like a jinx.

The idea of getting nominated is a difficult one for me.

However, Conkling refused to accept the idea of being nominated for president.

He was less keen on the idea of Oscar-nominated Fassbender.

Earlier, Truman had appointed Eisenhower to high military posts and had even flirted with the idea of working to nominate him as a Democratic candidate for president in 1948.

"The thing is, within the rock music industry there's a bit of debate about how bothered people are with an award like the Mercury," said James McMahon, editor of rock bible Kerrang! "The other year we were pushing the idea of Bring Me the Horizon being nominated as an innovative, exciting British rock band who want to be seen out in the world – but they didn't enter.