Example sentences of "[be] chosen for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time since he was a professor at Cambridge , he began to hope , though with modesty , that he might be chosen for the work . |
| 2 | Which peak should be chosen for the close ? |
| 3 | In other areas of filmmaking too , stories seemed to be chosen for the potential they offered for homily . |
| 4 | He hoped in the end to be chosen for the Chair of Natural History in Edinburgh , having a strong feeling ( by then old-fashioned ) that natural history was really one field . |
| 5 | ‘ Being chosen for the Lions is an unexpected bonus . ’ |
| 6 | They were chosen for the award by an independent panel of judges comprising leading local journalists from the print and electronic media and are the sixth award winners from the state of Kedah and the 142nd overall since the scheme was launched in July 1975 . |
| 7 | The eight fabrics that were chosen for the garments were completely different one from the other . |
| 8 | Precisely what they would do to justify their share of the precious filtered air in the bunker is unclear , although only marginally less so than the process by which they were chosen for the job in the first place . |
| 9 | An illustration of this is that last week 13 Wigan players were chosen for the summer tour . |
| 10 | The leader or high priest(ess) is chosen for the quality of psychic power exhibited , and how open he or she is to the life-force . |
| 11 | Although the Kuwaiti army 's 6th Brigade had originally been chosen for the honour of liberating the city , it appeared that the Saudi commander ordered the Kuwaiti force to delay its advance , after US special forces attached to the Kuwaiti army had warned that returning Kuwaiti soldiers might seek vengeance on the capital 's 240,000 Palestinian inhabitants for the atrocities committed by the Iraqi forces . |
| 12 | They have been chosen for the posts in other parts of the country because their employers consider them to be the best people for these particular jobs . |
| 13 | When she was a small child people had stopped in the street asking why this little girl with the blonde , almost white , curls had never been chosen for the Pears soap advertisement … the one where it said , ‘ Growing up to be a beautiful lady ’ . |
| 14 | This particular airfield had been chosen for the test-flight because it was surrounded by open country , and there in front of me were fields from which I could choose . |
| 15 | Seventeen players have been chosen for the trip , with a final choice delayed until just before the kick-off . |
| 16 | Tommy Steele has been chosen for the award for his part in the 1970 's musical Hans Andersen , in which he played the title role . |
| 17 | Hazel heard she ‘ d been chosen for the Scheme in early March — several months after she had submitted her application . |
| 18 | His games connection that year was more than just a marketing one ; it was also the third time he had been chosen for the Scotland team as a pole-vaulter . |
| 19 | Lawrence was elected British president , and discharged his difficult task with a calmness , courtesy , and firmness which won universal approval , even from the defendants , the soldiers among whom thought that their problems were appreciated by one who had gained the DSO as a gunner officer in World War I. Praise was also given by the British alternate judge , Sir Norman ( later first Baron ) Birkett [ q.v. ] , who was secretly resentful that he had not been chosen for the post . |
| 20 | The protracted search for a new chairman for the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) — the party 's leading position — ended on Jan. 7 when the presidential press secretary , Marlin Fitzwater , announced that Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter had been chosen for the post by President George Bush . |
| 21 | Since last we featured him in April 1989 he 's left Durham for Sheffield Dolphins and has been chosen for the Great Britain masters ( over 30 ) squad for next month 's world championship in Indianopolis . |
| 22 | True to the philosophy behind the series , the new titles have all been chosen for the quality of the writing and because they provide the satisfaction of a ‘ good read ’ . |
| 23 | A REVUE has been chosen for the summer production of Bunbury Good Companions . |
| 24 | The area of Worcester was chosen for the development of a demonstration community service to replace the local mental hospital , Powick . |
| 25 | East London was chosen for the pilot because of its high levels of unemployment and diversity of ethnic groups and because of the opportunities provided by financial deregulation and computerisation in the City ( the " Big Bang " ) and Docklands Development . |
| 26 | Phillip was chosen for the honour because of the natty suits he sometimes favours . |
| 27 | Barclay reveals that Johannesburg was chosen for the build-up because the altitude is similar to Kenya and the players have been there before , though Ireland , if they are also accepted into the AMC , will restrict their build-up to a week in Kenya before the tournament . |
| 28 | He has no illusions about why he was chosen for the Fogg job : ‘ They thought I was someone who would n't mind the suffering involved — and someone who was cheap . |
| 29 | The target date of 1992 was chosen for the completion of the single market and it was thought that it would take the lifetime of two Commissions to complete the programme . |
| 30 | Mitchells Plain , home of 500,000 coloured people ( of mixed race ) , many of whom were forcibly removed from Cape Town in the early '70s , was chosen for the launch of the NP drive to recruit members right across the racial spectrum because it has seen a clear swing of support in the past year from the ANC towards the Nationalists . |