Sentence examples for was to nominate from inspiring English sources

Its first act was to nominate Representative Shirley Chisholm, Democrat of New York, for president.

The CLP's only solution was to nominate Janner's son – amid much discontent about being tricked into a dynastic succession.

I have always believed that the purpose of the national nominating convention was to nominate the candidate.

The joke among the delegates was to nominate Hubert Humphrey as President and Vince as Vice-President so the ticket would read Humphrey Bogart.

One of Ashcroft's first acts at the Justice Department was to nominate Larry D. Thompson, a prominent black attorney from Atlanta, as Deputy Attorney General.

He was inaugurated as president on May 7 , 2012 and one of his first acts upon assuming office was to nominate Medvedev to serve as prime minister.

"The goal is to nominate someone who can beat John McCain in November".

The main business of this week's convention is to nominate candidates for the fall elections.

I don't know but its effect will be to nominate him".

Each school was asked to nominate two students to apply.

No one was prepared to nominate a sole determining factor.