Sentence examples for but recess from inspiring English sources

But recess appointments last only through a Congressional term, and when Congress adjourned last month, Mr. Reich was thrown into limbo.

Senators headed for the airport after passing a largely noncontroversial FDA user fee bill, but recess really started late last week, when Republicans were dealt an embarrassing floor defeat of their most modest health care plan to date.

The House passed the resolution on Tuesday and the Senate had been expected to vote on it on Wednesday but recessed to give Mr. Gore time to concede.

Parliament then voted for a new election, but recessed immediately for the summer before the bill could become law, which would have required approval by a parliamentary committee and a second vote by the full Parliament.

Garage doors facing the street but recessed backward 10 ft. or more qualify for 3 pts.

They can do this because their claws are not at the tips of the legs as in most insects, but recessed in a special groove further up the leg; this prevents the claws from piercing the water's surface film.

The Poets' Corner was not a corner at all, but a recess, devoid of any traces of the phantasmagorical presences of the immortals, not to mention those of the mortal poets who had read from their works.

I didn't have a good plan for preventing theft, but as Recess became successful, the bar needed me to bring more singles, limes and lemons throughout the night.

The weekly meeting is generally held in the Capitol basement, but during recess a members-only conference call takes place instead.

The Senate will meet for one week beginning November 14th, but will recess the following week for Thanksgiving break, before reconvening on November 29th.

Presumably Reid wouldn't do that now, but a recess appointment for Koh won't exactly feel like the winds of change are blowing in Washington.