Sentence examples for a string of states from inspiring English sources

There have been a spate of successes and partial victories by abolitionists in a string of states.

More immediate political considerations will also have played a part in the sackings: a string of states go to the polls next year.

Santorum has been a stubborn opponent, winning a string of states, including Iowa, with his under-funded campaign contrasting with Romney's millions.

The Minnesota House of Representatives on Thursday voted to permit same-sex marriage, clearing the way to add Minnesota to a string of states that have recently made it legal for gay and lesbian couples to wed.

We believe that regular expressions provide an elegant and powerful specification language also for monitoring requirements, because an execution trace of a program is in fact a string of states.

Following the historic voter turnout in the 2008 Presidential election, which helped elect the Nation's first black president, a string of states began introducing laws that actively suppress the vote.

The BJP has lost a string of state and municipal elections, most recently in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

After a string of state election defeats, she struggled to rally a majority of her own supporters in Parliament last week behind strengthening the euro zone's rescue fund.

"With a string of state elections round the corner and leading general election in 2014, progress on structural reforms is likely to remain slow," HSBC said on Wednesday.

It was the last real setback for the BJP, which has since stormed to victory in a string of state polls and the general election.

A string of state election victories including in May in Karnataka, the first southern state to elect a BJP government has also spread cheer in its well-drilled ranks.