Sentences with phrase «accepts prize money»
Because Steffes had played in beach tournaments, he violated an NCAA rule that renders a college player ineligible if he has teamed with someone who accepts prize money.
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. is pushing Ohio landowners to accept revised lease contracts that would help the cash - strapped driller save money while holding on to its prized oil and gas fields.
Upon receiving the Cervantes Prize in 1979 («a generous blunder that I shamelessly accept,» he said), Borges commented in an interview that with the prize money — a million pesetas, to be shared with Spanish poet Gerardo Diego — he planned to buy the Espasa Calpe encyclopedia, which he eventually received as a present from the publishers.
* Accept the challenge and collect multiple rewards: VIP chests, Golds, Gadgets, Money... * Enjoy a ton of fun with various WARFARE objectives * Become a champion and win an extra prize
AWARD / HONOR Theaster Gates accepts the Artes Mundi 6, described as the UK's leading prize for international contemporary art, on Jan. 22 in Cardiff, Wales and announces he will split the prize money (40,000 pounds, about $ 60,000) among fellow artists shortlisted for the honor.
On accepting the prize Gates ended by saying «Lets split this mother fucker», and had promised to split the money between the other shortlisted artists Carlos Bunga, Omer Fast, Sanja Ivekovic, Ragnar Kjartansson, Sharon Lockhart, Renata Lucas, Renzo Martens, Karen Mirza and Brad Butler.
Art pranksters the K Foundation awarded Whiteread their worst artist of the year award and «blackmailed» her into accepting the # 40,000 prize — twice the money of the Turner prize — by threatening to burn the cash if she refused.
Speaking after accepting the prize in a ceremony at Tate Britain, London, Campbell disclosed he had modest ambitions to spend the life - changing prize money on «life stuff» like rent and food and studio space.
Accepting his award, Campbell said: «This money will make a huge difference to me, beyond that even being nominated for the prize has given me great heart.