Sentence examples for end of a vote from inspiring English sources

It's not unusual for the candidate leading at the end of a vote to want to avoid a recount, either.

Their single sitting MP, Ian Liddell-Grainger, was on the wrong end of a vote of no confidence from Tory councillors in west Somerset, who called for him to be deselected.

His unwavering commitment to first principles has left him on the solitary end of many a vote in the Senate, where he was the lone voice of opposition to the Patriot Act's debut incarnation.

But landing on the short end of a lopsided vote may not be so bad for Mr. Wellstone, 58, who has a contest with Senator Russell D. Feingold of Wisconsin, a fellow Democrat, over who dissents in more 99-to-1 votes.

In February, for example, White was on the losing end of a 4-1 voto to grant City Administrator Ray Gibbs a 10% salary increase.

He found himself on the losing end of a 6-5 vote May 20 that allowed private funding in a billion-dollar project to renovate Doyle Drive, a San Francisco freeway leading to the Golden Gate Bridge.

Still, it looks as though the time has arrived for Mr. Obama to join the ranks of his many predecessors who found themselves on the losing end of an override vote.

When Election Day is merely the end of a long voting period, it lacks the sort of civic stimulation that used to be provided by local news media coverage and discussion around the water cooler.

His thumbs down on the floor of the Senate toward the end of a late-night vote elicited gasps among those present.

Gibbs resigned last week after determining that he was on the short end of a 3-2 council vote over whether he would be retained.

The Panel ended with a vote of thanks to the Director-General of FAO for the opportunity to meet and present their views, and to the Assistant Director-General of the Forestry Department and his staff for the strong support to the Panel.