verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be nominated for an award ( also be up for an award informal ) (= to be chosen as one of the people, films etc that could receive an award )
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Four films have been nominated for the award.
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The book is up for an award.
nominate/put up a candidate (= put forward a candidate )
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Any member may nominate a candidate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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Those independent films' directors were also nominated , and they combined for a total of 31 nominations.
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He is also nominated for an Academy Award.
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They also nominated reliable people to take over prefectures and senior posts in the central ministries in Paris.
■ NOUN
academy
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He is also nominated for an Academy Award.
award
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Nearly 500 families were nominated for the award and the Williams were selected from a shortlist of 12.
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The recording was nominated for a Grammy Award for best classical album.
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An avid Everton supporter, Christopher was nominated for the award by a teacher.
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Mary Cormack was nominated for the award by her daughter.
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He is also nominated for an Academy Award .
candidate
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On Aug. 19 Bush was formally nominated as presidential candidate by the 2,210 delegates.
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Their national nominating conventions no longer nominate presidential candidates .
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White House press secretary Michael McCurry said Clinton does not intend to nominate another candidate for surgeon general.
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Both Major and Hurd were then immediately nominated as candidates for the second round, while Heseltine was also renominated.
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It was the last national convention that required more than a single ballot to nominate a presidential candidate .
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Parliament asked Shahroudi to nominate other candidates and he submitted four names, including two men already rejected by parliament.
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Any corporate member of a branch may nominate a candidate .
director
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Steven Soderbergh, nominated as best director for both Traffic and Erin Brockovich, won for the former.
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The only black nominated was director Diane Houston for a live-action short film.
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Chosen Heritage nominates a local funeral director .
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The retired Joseph N.. Cassese, who had been the president of Mediplex, is nominated as a director .
member
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If fewer than three nominations are received, Council will nominate sufficient members to fill the vacancies in accordance with Bylaw 41. 6.
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Nevertheless, we support the creation of the body, provided that it is guaranteed that member states can nominate members.
minister
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Lukanov had yet to nominate ministers for three portfolios.
oscar
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He was nominated for an Oscar eight times - not many actors have achieved that.
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Current release Howard's End, in which he plays an evil father, also has been nominated for an Oscar .
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Mr Depardieu had been nominated for an Oscar .
party
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I was drawn to Laurie at first meeting, when the local Co-operative Party nominated him as candidate for the 1959 general election.
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For a leading Democrat to chastise his own party at its own nominating convention was a remarkable political feat.
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Perot claims he is serving as a stand-in for whomever the Reform Party nominates at its Labor Day convention.
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In 1960, young Democrats had taken over the party by nominating John E Kennedy for the presidency.
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The Reform Party began the nominating process by mailing a candidate-preference survey to its members in the past several weeks.
picture
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Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
president
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The Assembly nominates the President who is confirmed by popular referendum for a six-year term.
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Looks like the Democrats nominated their president yesterday, Frankhn D.. Roosevelt.
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The federal judiciary in the United States is nominated by the President and appointed with the consent of the Senate.
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The advisers would be overseen by an investment board nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
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In addition to the 400 elected members of the Dewan, 100 members were nominated by the President .
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It was Cecil who wrote columns for community newspapers nominating Bombeck for president .
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The secretary was therefore directed to write to the Duke of Northumberland, asking permission to nominate him as president .
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Members of the cabinet are nominated by the president , but their appointments have to be confirmed by the Senate.
successor
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Clinton has yet to nominate a successor for Fed Gov.
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The president has not nominated a successor to Kessler.
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ask
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Huggins periodically asks store managers to nominate 10 chocolates for oblivion to make room for new products.
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In the true spirit of empowerment, the company is asking its employees to nominate the recipients.
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The secretary was therefore directed to write to the Duke of Northumberland, asking permission to nominate him as president.
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The commission has contacted the Ramsar Bureau asking it to nominate hydrologists to carry out an independent survey of the scheme.
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Last week, I asked readers to nominate which character they would vote out of the soaps.
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In early 1966 Hayes was asked to nominate any prisoners he felt should be transferred to these new secure prisons.
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Since centres would be the best judged to make this kind of judgement, colleges were asked to nominate potential prizewinners.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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By now it was clear that Bush was going to be nominated for President.
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I was nominated as chairman.
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It was expected that he would nominate Bramwell as his successor.
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Jane Campion was one of the people nominated for the 'Best Director' award.
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Lee was the first Chinese American nominated to head the Civil Rights Division.
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Mills is expected to be formally nominated to the board next month.
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The President has power to nominate people to certain key offices, including judge of the Supreme Court.
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The series has never won an Emmy, though it has been nominated repeatedly.
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They nominated her as the British spokesperson at the International Arms Conference.
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We need a treasurer. Does anyone want to nominate somebody?
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Whoever is nominated today will go forward to the leadership elections.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although he had been nominated as a conservative by Protestant Unionists within the constituency, he had quickly become an O'Neill supporter.
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It was then that the Democrats met in Baltimore to nominate Andrew Jackson for a second term.
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Perrier invited consumers to nominate the restaurant they believed deserved the title of Best Restaurant of the Year in late 1990.
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The advisers would be overseen by an investment board nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
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The only black nominated was director Diane Houston for a live-action short film.
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Then another six are chosen whom anybody can nominate .