Moreover, although MEPs will be elected on a regional basis, the results will be broken down on the familiar lines of Westminster constituencies.
And so began a vexing trend, for an island constituency all too familiar with popular distortions of Hawaiian culture.
The amusement factor in the kind of paranoia, insecurity and materialism that pervades the celebrity culture and its aspiring constituency has grown familiar and wan, enough so that you'd think -- and wish -- writers would be less eager to exploit it than they are.
Biden further stated, "Since when does this administration think that if you sit down, you have to eliminate the word 'no' from your vocabulary?" Biden was a familiar figure to his Delaware constituency, by virtue of his daily train commuting from there, and generally sought to attend to state needs.
Like Lady Thatcher, Mr Blair's political genius lies in having reached across familiar ideological boundaries to the core constituency of his opponents.
They record the sheer exhaustion of combining constituency and ministerial responsibilities, familiar to British MPs to this day.
Because of redistricting, their constituencies have become less familiar with them, making them easier targets for outside groups that have been spending heavily on ads to unseat them.
Writer comments that the party has labored valiantly to improve life for their working-class constituency, not only through the familiar litany of social benefits but also through a decision to regard jobs for all a the political goal.
A pioneer in paths which have become familiar, he proved that a very large constituency was ready to welcome a newspaper of the kind which he was prepared to produce.
The battle lines in the debate are familiar, pitting some of the Democrats' leading constituencies, including labor and the Working Families Party, against powerful small-business interests, including the Business Council of New York State, a lobbying group.
Wachs is seeking support from several constituencies: San Fernando Valley residents who are familiar with his record; parents who are unhappy with the schools, and artists, tenants, gays and senior citizens whose causes he has backed.
