Sentence examples for blocking the appointment of from inspiring English sources
Get Jesse Helms to quit blocking the appointment of a black federal judge in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Newly elected members will insist on changing such rules, rooting out graft and blocking the appointment of ministers they dislike.
The letter did nothing to allay the concerns of the Democrats that the accounting profession had succeeded in blocking the appointment of a tough new regulator.
Congressional critics of Barack Obama's deal to end US isolation of Cuba are threatening to frustrate key elements of his plan by withholding funding for a new embassy and blocking the appointment of an American ambassador to Havana.
When the last European Commission was appointed five years ago, the European Parliament forced Mr. Barroso to reshuffle the portfolios he allocated to several commissioners, effectively blocking the appointment of Italy's nominee to the commission, Rocco Buttiglione.
Bennett's case highlighted the issue of Mugabe's blocking the appointment of top government officials, which in mid-October culminated in the MDC-T's boycott of cabinet meetings with the president.
And Democratic leaders have openly floated the idea that they will block the appointment of a new FBI director usually an easy confirmation until a special counsel is appointed.
Mr. Reid implemented the practice to block the appointment of Steven Bradbury as the permanent director of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel amid controversies surrounding his legal opinions on interrogation techniques.
In a special session, the Council moved to block the appointment of Mr. Hashmall to a $122,000-a-year job that he has held since Jan . 15
