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democratic
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Babbitt, 54, a former Governor of Arizona, was an unsuccessful candidate for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination .
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The first came as Governor Clinton struggled to gain the Democratic nomination .
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The Clinton campaign surged again and he easily won the Democratic nomination .
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Clinton will accept the Democratic nomination for a second-term without ever having publicly declared his intention to seek re-election.
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Mr Dinkins has seen off both his main challengers for the Democratic nomination in recent weeks.
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In 1992, Clinton had pretty much wrapped up the Democratic nomination by Super Tuesday.
good
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Dandridge was the first black to receive a best actress Oscar nomination .
grammy
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Critical acclaim came, along with a Grammy nomination .
presidential
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Babbitt, 54, a former Governor of Arizona, was an unsuccessful candidate for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination .
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A candidate needs 996 delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination .
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But even if Forbes loses his quest for the Republican presidential nomination , he may still go one better than his father.
republican
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On three occasions - 1944, 1948 and 1952 - he was a possible choice for the Republican presidential nomination .
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Bob Dole is the most terrible of the candidates for the Republican nomination , until you consider all the others.
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A candidate needs 996 delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination .
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Bob Dole none the less remains the front-runner in the race to win the Republican presidential nomination .
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One of Davis's opponents for the Republican nomination for attorney general, state Sen.
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In his speech accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency, &038;.
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George W.. Bush advised Dole to keep his day job while campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination .
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award
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She followed with three weeks on the Edinburgh Fringe, got a Perrier Award nomination , and sold out again.
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A National Book Award nomination did nothing to kick the book into a higher gear.
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The Golden Globe Award nominations for 1995 were announced back on Dec. 21.
oscar
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River Phoenix continues to be a miracle, having earned his Oscar nomination in Running on Empty.
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Dandridge was the first black to receive a best actress Oscar nomination .
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Even though DeVito has extracted a toothsome performance which insiders predict could win Jack an Oscar nomination .
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It is almost certain to win several Oscar nominations .
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How he managed an Oscar nomination is beyond me.
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Counting errors of omission is part of the Oscar nominations ritual.
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Writer-director-producer John Sayles deserves to earn a busload of Oscar nominations .
process
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It is often argued that television has contributed much to the trivialization of politics in general and to the nomination process in particular.
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More recently, the nomination process itself, from Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, has become more overtly political.
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The ability of party leaders to manipulate the nomination process had been substantially undercut, however, by party reform.
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The nomination process was completed on Dec. 24.
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accept
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In his speech accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency, &038;.
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He was bewildered by McCann's behaviour and felt too inexperienced to accept nomination to the committee.
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Clinton will accept the Democratic nomination for a second-term without ever having publicly declared his intention to seek re-election.
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Enroute they passed a motorcade racing the other direction carrying Bush to join Reagan at convention hall and accept the nomination .
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She identified the most likely candidate as Leach, who, she said, had agreed to accept her nomination .
announce
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Perhaps more important than who President Clinton nominates may be when he announces his nominations , analysts said.
approve
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Herman seemed headed for confirmation after the Senate Labor Committee unanimously approved her nomination last week.
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The party executive unanimously approved the nomination on March 19.
block
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The great worry of most Hormel backers this time around is that Helms will block hearings on his nomination .
clinch
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With enough delegates already in hand to clinch the nomination , the immediate importance of the primary has been vastly diminished.
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By most calculations, Dole had clinched the nomination a week ago, when he swept four Midwest primaries.
earn
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River Phoenix continues to be a miracle, having earned his Oscar nomination in Running on Empty.
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Anthony Hopkins' Nixon runs a close second and should easily earn him a nomination , too.
lose
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By alienating his natural backers, Rockefeller lost the 1964 nomination to Goldwater.
need
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Teachers were reminded that we would need nominations for the three places becoming vacant on the Executive Committee for the coming year.
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At least 996 delegates are needed to ensure a nomination on the first ballot, a party spokesman said.
receive
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Slovo received an unopposed nomination for the post of national chairman in succession to Dan Tloome.
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They would receive nominations from the parties, but there would be no working peers or New Year's honours list appointments.
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The chairman of the 1922 Committee and scrutineers designated by him will he available to receive nominations .
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We would be most grateful to receive nominations before the closing date, March 31st.,.
secure
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The Senate majority leader already holds more than one-third of the delegates needed to secure the Republican presidential nomination .
seek
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In fact, some party stalwarts, particularly those from the religious conservative wing begged him to seek the nomination .
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Nor have senators done well when they sought the nomination .
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A Humphrey-type campaign to bypass the primaries and seek the nomination at the convention itself could no longer hope to succeed.
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Perot has bankrolled the Reform Party and has not said whether he will seek its presidential nomination next month.
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A year ago, Powell announced he would not seek the Republican nomination .
win
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A candidate needs 996 delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination .
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The Federal Election Commission is still studying whether Lamm also would qualify for the federal matching funds if he wins the nomination .
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He won the nomination and battled valiantly, if sometimes clumsily, to become the 43d president.
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Humphrey won the nomination but lost the election.
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He won the nomination early and with minimal bloodshed.
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Lamm, speaking before Perot took the podium, congratulated him on winning the nomination .
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They then ratify the nomination of a candidate who already has won the nomination in the primaries.
withdraw
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But he withdrew his own nomination less than 12 hours later when his involvement with Maze escaper James Clarke became public.
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Murphy withdrew that nomination Feb. 16.
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A candidate needs 996 delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination .
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Babyface, despite having fielded a record-tying 12 nominations, netted only a few of the tiny gramophones.
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But criticism of the Stack nomination is not the same as accusing Clinton of being soft on crime.
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Indeed, the Bush network is looming large in the race for the nomination .
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River Phoenix continues to be a miracle, having earned his Oscar nomination in Running on Empty.
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They then ratify the nomination of a candidate who already has won the nomination in the primaries.