Sentence examples for congresses where from inspiring English sources

Thus Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, Richard Nixon in 1972 and Bill Clinton in 1996 were all re-elected alongside Congresses where both the House of Representatives and Senate were controlled by their partisan opponents.

From the beginning of his literary career, in the John Reed Club, until the end, in self-exile in France, he participated in writers' organizations and congresses, where he spoke as a champion of artistic freedom; and he was a mentor for, among other young writers, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, and Gwendolyn Brooks.

Most notably, Sir Norman Foster has just completed the Pyramid of Peace in Astana, the country's capital, to host triennial interfaith congresses where scholars from Egypt and Saudi Arabia rub shoulders with Israel's chief rabbis and leaders from just about every religion under the sun.

Officially, the Jamahiriya was a direct democracy in which the people ruled themselves through the 187 Basic People's Congresses, where all adult Libyans participated and voted on national decisions.

Mr Lobo could probably persuade the new congress, where his National Party has a healthy majority, to oust the judges.

Rauball also called for an extraordinary FIFA congress where the members of football's governing body should strip Havelange of his honorary presidency.

At the United Russia Party congress where he received his nomination, Putin attacked the "Judases" in non-government organizations who dare to take Western money to promote democracy.

Tunisia's Labour Union is currently holding its first post-revolution congress, where women are demanding that gender equality be enshrined in the union constitution.

Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos, decided to skip a referendum on the new version and go directly to congress, where the deal's supporters hold a majority.

In a joint government-Farc statement Tuesday, negotiators said they were still working on the procedures that would be used for ratification in congress, where the government coalition has a solid majority.

In the capital, Tripoli, an Islamist-dominated congress where less than half the members show up to vote has appointed Ahmed Maiteeq as the third prime minister in four months.