Sentence examples for during votes from inspiring English sources

One long-standing form of cooperation is "pairing" during votes in the Commons.

Senators, who customarily mill around the chamber during votes, arrived at 11 30 a.m. and took their seats behind their 19th-century mahogany desks, standing one by one to announce their decisions as the clerk called the roll.

Although the Communists never actually joined a coalition government, they supported (mainly by abstaining during votes of no confidence) ones led by the Christian Democrats from 1976 to 1979 and were given several key institutional posts, including speaker of the Chamber of Deputies.

I believe that reporter might have caught Senator Cornyn in the Capitol during votes - I wasn't present though so can't confirm it.

The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to change its longstanding rules and allow senators to bring their children under 1 year old onto the chamber floor during votes.

Moulton said he had another member approach him a couple of hours before House votes Tuesday night about not supporting Pelosi, and yet another member came to him on the floor during votes.

Hundreds of thousands of armed police, paramilitaries and troops were deployed to keep order during voting.

Amid the bitter internal rancor over the measures, the party expelled several members of Parliament who broke ranks during voting.

All three said they were detained and forced to stay in guest houses outside the city during voting.

Police confirmed two people were killed during voting on Saturday, while the opposition put the figure at "scores" and alleged the vote there had been rigged.

Extend this anti-hedonistic principle during voting hours to shopping malls, gigaplex movie houses, computer cafes, opium dens and assisted-living bingo games.