One of The Queen's roles is to reward excellence and outstanding achievement.

Our only goal in this portfolio was to reward excellence.

The awards reward excellence within the cable industry.

And we must reward excellence and cut through bureaucracy.

Included in the $441 million legislative package are programs to reward excellence, expand magnet schools and provide funds for drug abuse prevention.

"You want to do everything you can to reward excellence, encourage mediocrity to get better and replace the incompetent ones."

The 40/20 rule is a relatively new rule created to reward excellence in kicking for touch.

"The Tony Award was created to reward excellence in the theater," she said.

Why not reward regular-season excellence with the extra home game, the way the other pro leagues do?

The purpose of this award is to reward literary excellence in poetic works.