Sentence examples for was given first place from inspiring English sources

In UGO's 2012 list of top Mortal Kombat characters, Liu Kang was given first place.

"The prohibition against making an image of God — the compulsion to worship a God whom one cannot see," he says, meant that in Judaism "a sensory perception was given second place to what may be called an abstract idea — a triumph of intellectuality over sensuality".

The Bahamas and the US were way ahead of the pack and neck and neck coming up to the finish line, but the Bahamas were given first place.

Duarte won the election but creative recounting was done to give first place to Molina by a narrow margin and he was declared the victor.

Gailhaguet was suspended for instructing Le Gougne to give first place to the Russians.

The two-year contract he signed is a tepid endorsement, and the team-in-transition that he was given claims fifth place on merit, and most likely is headed for 90 losses barring something miraculous, like a new pair of legs for Alfonso Soriano or a heart transplant for Aramis Ramirez.

The game was given the second place Nintendo Power Award in the category "Most Innovative (Super NES)" (it was also nominated in the category "For Challenge" ), Nintendo Power describing it as "one of the best sci-fi games ever".

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Marlon Devonish achieved the 'A' standard time with both clocking 10.14 but Aikines-Aryeetey was given the second-place finish.

But, just as Hamilton could not pass Vettel, so Ricciardo was stuck behind the Mercedes and he was ordered to give fourth place back to Kvyat on the last lap.

The text says "Umpire's Call" though, and whilst it's probably not a howler I'm surprised that was given in the first place.

But if he has the impertinence to appeal for a smaller sentence or a lower fine, the office of the Public Prosecutor will lodge a counter-appeal a minima, which may make the defendant wish he had accepted what he was given in the first place.