Sentence examples for as preside from inspiring English sources

As one of her associates said last week, "Why should she lose her job for telling the truth?" Stewart, for her part, did not so much attend as preside over the hearing.

He offended Afghanistan's benefactors and neighbours even as, presiding over corrupt elections and a spreading kleptocracy, he encouraged Afghans to consider their democracy a fraud.

But the back-and-forth had a familiar feel, as Mr. Biden tried to portray Mr. Romney as a throwback, eager to recycle discredited policies, while Mr. Romney's advisers portrayed the president as presiding over an America in decline.

Senators elect a President to serve as presiding officer of the legislative body, as well as a President Pro Tempore.

He was elected vice president under Harrison in 1888 and was later noted for his impartiality as presiding officer of the Senate.

Raouf Abdel-Rahman has now taken over as presiding judge.

She was retired as presiding judge of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

It will be, to Griswold's obvious regret, the signature of his tenure as Presiding Bishop.

Three years later she was nominated to serve as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Gore, as presiding officer of the Senate, appears at these ceremonies.

Justice Antonin Scalia, who was acting as presiding justice, questioned that formulation.