Sentence examples for batch of nominees from inspiring English sources

Of Mr. Bush's first batch of nominees, 8 of 11 were proposed by the society.

But, strangely, it's precisely the technical side of the technique that's in part responsible for the skewed batch of nominees on hand, particularly regarding cinematography.

Along with his first batch of nominees, submitted in May, President Bush included an appeal to the Senate Democrats to put aside confrontation.

Mr. McConnell's office denied that the president's threat had anything to do with the confirmations, pointing out that the Senate regularly passes a batch of nominees before going on recess.

Rounding out this year's batch of nominees is the PBS costume drama, "Downton Abbey".

In a less partisan environment, both parties typically would give "unanimous consent" to let a batch of nominees receive votes, with little fanfare.

The first batch of 147 nominees included plenty of best sellers.

With Republicans losing control of the Senate as a result of Senator James M. Jeffords's decision to become an independent, the future of President Bush's first batch of judicial nominees is now suddenly uncertain.

Mr. Bush is expected to announce his first batch of judicial nominees in the next several days, and it is likely to include several staunch conservatives as well as some women and members of minorities, administration officials have said.

When Parliament rejected 17 of Mr. Karzai's first batch of 24 nominees, the move was hailed by some analysts as a sign of the legislature's newfound independence.

A14 Judicial Nominations Expected President Bush will announce his first batch of judicial nominees early next month and, administration officials and lawyers said, it will be a carefully chosen assortment that will include several staunch conservatives as well as some women and members of minority groups.