Sentence examples for a confirmation battle from inspiring English sources

Mr. Reid's comments, made in an interview with Reuters and confirmed by his office, suggest that the White House will face a confirmation battle over any nominee whom Democrats see as starkly partisan.

But there is little recent precedent for a confirmation battle.

Mr. Ashcroft had expected a confirmation battle in the Senate.

Some Republicans contend that her power remains unchecked because she has not faced a confirmation battle.

With the hearing looming, supporters and opponents began accelerating preparations for a confirmation battle.

It also raises the prospect of a confirmation battle if the president goes ahead with nominating Ms. Rice.

But they also crave the symbolic value of her appointment, which almost certainly would cause a partisan confirmation battle, as an affirmation that the White House is committed to imposing significant new restrictions on the financial industry.

Financed by yet another PAC, the Conservative Victory Committee, it was called "Who Will Judge the Judge?" Crossing a rare line for a Senate confirmation battle, it attacked Thomas's opponents on the Senate Judiciary Committee in highly personal terms.

There was another advantage to having Nielsen as a nominee: she wouldn't cause a protracted confirmation battle in the Senate.

Before September 11th, he was a marginal figure in the administration, still smarting from a bruising confirmation battle.

After Mr. Bush was elected and Mr. Olson survived a bruising confirmation battle to become solicitor general, he was regarded as a steady presence in the office that represents the Justice Department before the Supreme Court.