Sentence examples for changed the appointments from inspiring English sources

The 1833 Act changed the appointments system so that Masters in Chancery would henceforth be appointed by The Crown, not by the Lord Chancellor, and that they would be paid wages.

This would have reaffirmed Bute's power to change the appointments and broken the Wood's family hold on local power, but it provoked a storm of local political wrangling.

At the last minute, I had to change the appointment from the morning to the afternoon, but that was no problem.

Never has it been more necessary to change the appointment process and to give the Mayor more authority over the schools.

The women could change the appointment and site, and they could also decline participation.

Democrats in the Senate recently changed the procedural rules over appointments, making it far harder for Republicans to block Obama's nominations.

See articleThe Massachusetts legislature changed the law to allow the appointment of an interim senator to fill Edward Kennedy's seat until an election.

1. Samuel Alito '72 – Current Supreme Court justice; his appointment changed the balance of the Court and has led to 5-4 decisions on key issues such as school desegregation and abortion.

How the picture has changed with the appointment today of Bob Diamond, the highest-profile investment banker in the City, as the chief executive of Barclays.

"For example, the tone at the top of the organisation changed with the appointment of a new chief executive in September 2010," it said.

Some senior jobs are still traditionally allocated to major European powers, including the French claim on peacekeeping operations and the long-time hold of the British on the department of political affairs, only lately changed by the appointment of American diplomat Lynn Pascoe.