Sentence examples for altered term from inspiring English sources

They had not protested when he curtailed freedom of speech, impeached the chief justice, altered term limits so that he could stay in office, persecuted critics of the government, used violence against demonstrators, and ignored the need for reconciliation with the Tamils after the end of the civil war.

C1 European Hurdle to Phone Deal The top antitrust officer of the European Commission said he would seek to block WorldCom from buying Sprint unless the companies significantly altered terms of the deal.

Her likely rivals for the mayor's race, Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. and Representative Anthony D. Weiner, have said they oppose altering term limits.

But members said that the decision to alter term limits — and allow them to seek a third term — would largely rest with the mayor.

"It's a discussion the mayor is driving, not the Council," said Miguel Martinez, a Democrat from Manhattan, who favors altering term limits.

The City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, who has been regarded as a mayoral candidate, said in December that she would not support any plans to alter term limits.

That turns the spotlight on the Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, who has been the mayor's handmaiden on altering term limits and whose own credibility took severe hits.

The method is unstable in the following sense: a change in the stop word list can dramatically alter term weightings (and therefore ranking).

Both men, as well as a number of other officials outside the Council, said that any measure to alter term limit laws should be done by a vote of the public.

Mr. Weiner has attended rallies and press conferences with Letitia James and Bill de Blasio, council members who oppose the extension and are instead calling for a public referendum on whether to alter term limits.

"The mayor vetoed the bill, saying that it was unwise for the Council to alter term limits that had been adopted by the voter," Mr. Cardozo said in the brief.