Sentence examples for was picked because from inspiring English sources

Mr. Cheney was picked because he is the anti-Quayle.

The kid was picked because of her well-connected parents, right?

"Age 65 was picked because 60 was too young and 70 was too old," Mr. Myers wrote.

Backe was picked because he would notmiss any training time with his team; the game is at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.

I was still pretty terrible at hockey but I was picked because the coaches saw I was coachable and that underpinned my career – and all 31 players here.

Originally it was picked because the cafe's cooking facilities were so basic, but now regulars won't let them take it off.

All were picked because their chiefs' pay had rocketed versus that of their average workers.

Airfields are relatively easy to spot, but the tower had been picked because it was more difficult to find.

All, or nearly all, were picked because they were edifying, not merely entertaining, and therefore worthy of the attention of serious people.

I can [use] six strikers, maybe next Zaha will be picked because he is working good and hard, doing all I require and demand.

Sacramento seems to have been picked because it had a large Japanese-American population and could provide a platform for telling viewers about the internment camps.