Sentence examples for chairmanship term from inspiring English sources

Rep. Joe Barton, best known for his groveling apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward at the height of the Gulf oil disaster, says the rules don't apply to him - he wants an exemption to committee chairmanship term limit rules so he can once again chair the House Energy & Commerce Committee in 2011.

Mr. Gilman is expected to relinquish his chairmanship next year because of term limits.

The 113th Congress will most likely be his last at the helm of the powerful tax-writing committee because of Republican term limits on chairmanships.

He began a national campaign to raise the drinking age to 21 from 18. Safety board members -- five in all -- are usually appointed for five-year terms, but the chairmanship is for two years.

Germany, one of five countries to join the Council last week for a two-year term, held the committee chairmanship in 1995-96 and is taking over from Norway.

Because the Republican party has term limits for Senate chairmanships, he would have to give up the Finance Committee in 2002, undercutting his argument for seniority.

Now, due to Republican term limits on committee chairmanships, Grassley will be leaving Finance, probably moving to the Judiciary committee, so Thacker has a new job.

Republican leaders also placed term limits on committee chairmanships and chose leaders based on how much money they could raise for the party.

Putin is said to be interested in taking over chairmanship of Rosneft from Igor Sechin when his term ends next year.

In the first term of George W. Bush, Perle accepted chairmanship of the Defense Policy Board, a Pentagon advisory body with a mixed state-private character that provides its members access to classified information and top-secret intelligence reports.

Bernanke, however, embraced the chairmanship, staying on for two three-year terms.