Sentence examples for a number of senators from inspiring English sources

I have spent several years studying and writing about what I call the "great Senate" of the 60s and 70s, and I have recently spoken to a number of senators, Democratic and Republican, about the current Senate.

Until now, fear of the gun lobby's powerful campaign apparatus was holding a number of senators back from supporting a compromise deal, according to top Senate aides involved in the negotiations.

But a palace official said it supports changes that would "significantly boost the country's chances for growth and development".Mrs Arroyo and cha-cha both have less support in the Senate than in the House, not least because a number of senators have presidential ambitions.

"I heard that from a number of senators," he said.

On Wednesday, a number of senators voted to join that list.

There are a number of senators, from both parties, who would support such a deal.

He thought the states should have a number of senators proportional to population.

The ruling caused outrage among a number of U.S. Senators including Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa), Lindsey Graham (R.-S.C).

And last year, Senator Coverdell alerted the Bush people that a number of Republican senators opposed the nuclear test ban treaty.

A number of Republican senators contested this, of course.

A number of Coalition senators have vowed to support crossbench legislation to water down the act.