Sentence examples for confirmation was held from inspiring English sources

Her confirmation was held up for months as senators debated her qualifications and questioned her agenda, but the outcome was never in serious doubt.

That confirmation was held up for months and months because Dr. Murthy had stated publicly that guns were a public health issue.

Henry VIII's cousin once removed, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, stood sponsor for Mary's confirmation, which was held immediately after the baptism.

The confirmation of Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner was held up only briefly after the disclosure that he had failed to pay more than $34,000 in taxes owed to the federal government.

Though Mr. Snow's confirmation was never in doubt, it was held up for most of the day by two Democratic senators who strongly objected to the Treasury's proposal.

Though his confirmation was never in doubt, it was held up by two Democratic senators who objected to a proposal that would permit companies to convert their traditional pension plans to ones that could penalize some older workers.

An experts' panel was held for each profession for confirmation.

Following the concept confirmation focus groups, an item reconciliation meeting of the entire multidisciplinary research team was held.

Next, a consensus meeting was held to select cases with a high consensus about the presence of invasion, which were reviewed by one Western pathologist for confirmation.

Rehnquist's confirmation hearings were held in November, 1971.

Paul had been using delaying tactics to prevent the confirmation vote being held.