Sentence examples for delegate strength from inspiring English sources

The D.N.C.'s legal team says that by their reading of the rules, the panel has the authority to reinstate 50percentt of the states' delegate strength, either by including half the delegations or by seating the full delegations but giving them only half a vote.

With something over 27% of the vote and the prospect of 13 Iowa delegates, Mr Carter came far ahead of the next contender, Senator Bill Bayh, with 13% and six.Because of rules that come into play in the later meetings, the projections of delegate strength are highly inexact.

An analysis by lawyers for the Democratic Party says party rules call for Florida and Michigan to lose at least half their delegate strength at the party's convention in August, an outcome that could close off Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's last opportunity to cut significantly into Senator Barack Obama's lead in delegates.

Update: Q: On what grounds is the Clinton campaign contesting the Democratic Party's legal analysis made public earlier this week, when it said the party's rules call for Florida and Michigan to lose at least half their delegate strength at the convention?

Nixon hoped the moves would increase his delegate strength and demonstrate his "ability to win".

Nixon won most of the state primaries, and gained enough delegate strength to secure the nomination on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.

But Mr. Levin said Sunday that he expected that once the party had a nominee, he or she would use his or her prerogative to restore the delegates' full voting strength.

Even as he builds his delegate count, he gains strength from the very groups he defiles.

In a speech at the conference, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, a former prime minister who is a graduate of another grande école, the business school E.S.C.P., told the delegates that "the true strength of France is her educational capacity".

Asked to name what they perceived to be Mr. Obama's greatest strength, the delegates were most apt to cite his ability to inspire and his ability to bring change.

"You also need to understand your team members' differences and strengths – delegating accordingly - and have ways of communicating their vision.