Sentence examples similar to confirmed nomination from inspiring English sources

The Senate must confirm nominations to the labor board.

Mr. Lott, who said he wanted the Senate to begin confirming nominations on Inauguration Day, Jan . 20 foreshadowed the defense of Mr. Ashcroft that is likely to come when hearings open next week.

Over the first half of the 20th century, with a popularly elected Senate confirming nominations, both Republican and Democratic, the Supreme Court began to apply the Bill of Rights to the states, overturning state laws whenever they harmed individual state citizens.

As frustrating as it was to take all of this time to confirm nominations, the reality is that it could have been much worse and would be worse today.

The Senate confirmed the nomination but, as expected, Conkling declined it, the last time a confirmed nominee declined his appointment.

(The Senate confirmed his nomination last week).

On March 19 , 1957 the United States Senate confirmed his nomination.

President Barack Obama on Saturday confirmed his nomination of Loretta Lynch to be the next US attorney general, succeeding Eric Holder.

He told it to the Senate before it confirmed his nomination as ambassador to Switzerland in 1994.

Many senators, probably more than half, would like to rerun the day in May 1999 when they confirmed the nomination by one vote.

Andrew Lansley has confirmed his nomination for a top job at the UN which Labour described as a consolation prize from David Cameron for sacking him.