Sentence examples for delegate targets from inspiring English sources

Until recently, of course, the Republican race had been highly volatile — perhaps introducing the possibility that Mr. Romney could go through a pronounced slump and fail to hit his delegate targets for weeks at a time.

It is mathematically impossible for Ohio governor John Kasich to reach the 1,237 delegate target (he currently has 143), while Texas senator Ted Cruz – who has 411 – faces an uphill battle that would have to culminate in the Texas senator winning at least 55% of the vote in California's June primary to just barely clinch the GOP nomination.

It was as much about shrewd delegate targeting as it was ensuring a Clinton strength – overwhelming support among African American voters – remained so amid a rapidly unfolding and at times thorny debate over issues of race and criminal justice.

Nigel Edwards, policy director of the NHS Confederation, which represents NHS organisations, calls for "politicians to set the overall framework and national standards and to delegate detailed target setting to local level .The parliamentary committee Mr Wright chairs is expected to back the principle of targets but to advocate a drastic cull in their number.

Its new remedy of dispensing with top-down targets and delegating control may unleash innovation in the way that services are provided, although some in local authorities will no doubt grumble that the sudden enthusiasm for greater local autonomy coincides with slashed budgets.

Fallon told conference delegates that "having new decarbonisation targets threatens the [economic] recovery under way".

The delegate count is a moving target, affected by a labyrinth of state and national party rules as well as the evolving preferences of a number of "unbound delegates" who are free to attach themselves to whomever they see fit at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., in August.

Both leaders urged their fellow delegates to endorse ambitious climate targets, with Bahah inviting leaders to sign a "legally binding agreement".

Most of the work involved in delivering the performance targets has been delegated to nurses [ 5].

Delegates also discussed setting mid-term targets for rich nations, but they stopped short of even suggesting specific ranges.

Delegates, especially from developing countries, were their targets.