He began his career as a head football coach in nineteen sixty-nine, when he was selected to lead the Oakland Raiders.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

She won a National Book Award in two thousand for her poetry collection "Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems."

VOA: special.2010.04.18

"I have selected a nominee who I think embodies that same excellence,independence, integrity and passion for the law."

VOA: special.2010.05.15

He says the countries taking part in the project were all carefully selected.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

Recordings selected for the registry must be at least ten years old.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

These forty students were selected from almost two thousand contestants nationwide.

VOA: special.2011.03.24

If selected, applicants become "astronaut candidates."

VOA: special.2010.08.20

He and his Thiel Foundation just announced the first group of what they call "We selected people on the basis of a combination of having demonstrated intense passion about science and technology and then having the drive to try to carry it forward in the years ahead."

VOA: special.2011.05.30

This year's list marks the third time a rap or hip-hop performance has been selected,"Dear Mama" by the late Tupac Shakur.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

He was selected to play for that country's national soccer team, in the Hondurans' first return to the World Cup in 28 years.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

In choosing his first group of Medal of Freedom recipients, the president selected several women who have made their mark on American life.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

In recent years, the high court has considered an average of about 80 cases each year selected from about 8,000 requests for review.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Under the reforms, civil society groups now have the opportunity to hold talks with selected countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

He also selected props and costumes, staged the scene lit it and photographed it.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

President Hamid Karzai also has selected three women as members of his new Cabinet.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

And just last week, the foundation backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife,Melinda, pledged another $13 million to upgrade technology at selected community schools.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

Attorney General Holder later selected federal prosecutor John Durham to investigate prisoner abuse cases.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Speaking of up-and-coming jazz ensembles,10 bands were selected for a U.S.State Department world tour.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25