Sentence examples for were chaired from inspiring English sources
noun
An item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
- All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.
The judges were chaired by the NPG's director Sandy Nairne who said the winning painting was "a powerful and poignant portrait – a worthy winner amongst excellent competition".
Steve Johnson, James Kelly and Mathew Stokes were chaired from the ground on Saturday by their Cats teammates, ending celebrated careers totalling 715 games and eight premierships.
It was also that key committees were chaired by Southerners, providing them with many opportunities to delay or sabotage the legislation.
"Not only does GDP fail to reflect the distribution of income, it omits intangibles, or feelings, that are not easily reducible to monetary values," note its authors, who were chaired by Lord O'Donnell, formerly the head of the civil service.
Most cabinet meetings were chaired by Mbeki, who was always the better manager, but he, Madiba, nevertheless asserted his presence, his authority, and he certainly exacted accountability for what went on in government.
Pat Croce, who was president of the Philadelphia 76ers during the Allen Iverson era, described himself as a huge advocate of players-only meetings, many of which were chaired by Iverson.
Both will be chaired by the governor.
It is chaired by Farquharson.
It will be chaired by Clive Anderson.
It will be chaired by Prince Charles.
Twelve select committees are chaired by women.
