His family had long been a prominent sponsor of the annual Our Lady of Miracles festival.

Hombre Magazine has been a prominent sponsor of Latin events throughout the United States.

In addition, Ford is a prominent sponsor of the "American Idol" singing competition on the Fox network.

Major corporations like Hitachi were prominent sponsors of the show.

Service Merchandise was a prominent sponsor of Wheel of Fortune.

Covidien is a prominent sponsor of the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.

Rockstar Energy Drink, the festival's most prominent sponsor, allows fans to enjoy numerous free samples of its new products every year.

Two of the sport's more prominent sponsors withdrew from Formula One after this race.

They pursued their ideas about linking cable and telephone at a conference in Aspen, Colo., last year that had a prominent but unlikely sponsor.

In 1989, Mr. du Pont became a prominent sponsor of the national wrestling federation, to which he donated as much as $500,000 a year.