Sentence examples for failed motions from inspiring English sources

But while the lawyers spoke in abstract terms about long-ago interrogations, failed motions and suspicious evidence, the survivors provided painful, personal portraits of crime.

Despite their failed motions, Mr. Sachs and Mr. Hardy insisted yesterday that there was no division on the Kimeses' defense team.

Although the board went through its ritual series of failed motions for bigger and smaller increases, in the end the adopted resolutions closely followed the preliminary proposals the board issued last month.

Although the motion of censure failed, the motion to appoint a Select Committee passed the House over the opposition of the government, and the Labour government was forced out of office.

Of the 3 implants that failed, the motion detected using RSA was only slightly greater than the median degree of motion in the rest of the cohort.

6 45 p.m. | Fla. Motion Fails Motionn Failed: The motion to restore Florida's delegates with full voting rights failed, after a vote by members of the rules committee just now.

A failed government motion (159 opposed to 124 in favour) to renew certain sunsetted provisions of the Anti-terrorism Act, first passed by the Liberals after 9/11 that suspended some civil liberties in order to combat terrorism.

All five motions failed.

Democrats then tried to persuade the committee to subpoena them, but those motions failed along party lines, by votes of 23 to 16.

Both motions failed, and Mr. Barak, who is facing frustration in his peacemaking efforts, a police investigation of his election campaign and instability in his coalition, remained in power.

However, the motion failed.