Sentence examples for confirmation appointing from inspiring English sources

While head of the N.S.C. is not a post requiring Senate confirmation, appointing Ms. Rice would renew the firestorm in this scandal.

"What the President did today sets a terrible precedent that could allow any future President to completely cut the Senate out of the confirmation process, appointing his nominees immediately after sending their names up to Congress.

2. Overcome confirmation bias by appointing a devil's advocate for all major decisions and engaging in a "pre-mortem" (a prospective post-mortem).

Bush ultimately bypassed the regular Senate confirmation process and appointed him when the Senate was in recess.

The call had come at 9.30am yesterday morning, Brian Barwick telephoning the manager he had been instrumental in appointing with confirmation that his contract was to be terminated.

Judicial term limits, mandatory retirement ages, higher confirmation thresholds and multiple appointing authorities would ensure not only brilliant legal minds but also some balance of legal perspectives on the high court.

It is not certain when a successor will be appointed; the confirmation of Fairhead's departure means the recruitment process for the chair of the new unitary board will have to start again.

He easily won his first Senate confirmation after President George H.W. Bush appointed him assistant U.S. attorney general, responsible for the criminal division.

The Senate would likely confirm whatever puppet attorney general Trump appoints, unless he tries to skirt confirmation by making an interim appointment.

The Obama administration hinted strongly on Tuesday that it would use the president's power to appoint officials without congressional confirmation during the upcoming August recess should Senate Republicans not confirm these appointments first.

DR. S. F. HARMER, F.R.S., has been appointed, subject to confirmation, keeper in zoology at the British Museum Natural Historyy), South Kensington.