Sentence examples for delay confirmation from inspiring English sources

In contrast, when the Democrats controlled the Senate in 2009, they agreed to delay confirmation hearings for Mr. Obama's nominee for attorney general, Eric Holder Jr.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 — Two Senate Democrats warned Monday that the Judiciary Committee would delay confirmation of President Bush's choice for attorney general unless the White House turned over documents that the panel was seeking for several investigations.

In such a case, there is no reason that compliance with the undue hardship requirement should impose significant costs on the parties or materially delay confirmation of the plan.

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans continued a campaign to delay confirmation of President Obama's second-term cabinet nominees on Thursday, blocking a committee vote on Gina McCarthy, the president's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who has been one of the fiercest critics of the administration's handling of the Benghazi attack, said on Sunday that the Senate should delay confirmation hearings on Mr. Obama's choice to be his next secretary of state, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, until Mrs. Clinton fulfills her promise to testify to Congress.

At Van Gaal's request, United agreed to delay confirmation of his sacking until the 64-year-old was on his way to the Algarve with his wife Truus.

The Holy See did not confirm his election as Provincial of the Dominicans (1557) and delayed confirmation of his reelection (1559).

Which complicates the eminently sensible idea of delaying confirmation pending a full hearing.

In the 20th century, however, many Reform congregations restored Bar Mitzvah, delaying confirmation until the age of 15 or 16.

After briefly discussing the possibility of delaying confirmation procedures, Republicans and Democrats on the panel have agreed to hold hearings on Tuesday as originally scheduled.

A30 G.O.P. Senators in a Huff Senate Republicans are delaying confirmation of two Defense Department nominees to protest what they consider a lack of communication with Congressional leaders by Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.