Sentence examples for form a quorum around from inspiring English sources

Pundits from across the spectrum pointed to the circus as evidence of a divided electorate, with the inevitable nominee (Romney) unable to form a quorum around his agenda.

Not enough MPs turned up to form a quorum.

The six-member panel is powerless to form a quorum and write the regulations needed to shed sunlight on bundling.

If you can keep the bacteria from communicating, they can't form a quorum — they won't act.

Not enough to form a quorum, admittedly, but more than enough to explode the myth of an opposition party united for Zimbabwe and against continued Zanu-PF rule.

The legislature was unable to form a quorum to debate the issue after Democratic state senators absconded to Illinois.

Politicians from a heavily Shiite political alliance boycotted the session, leaving a bare majority of Parliament's 325 members there to form a quorum.

Blunt and his allies on the CAEC created a furore at a lengthy private meeting last week when they prevented the committee reaching a consensus by walking out and ensuring there were not enough MPs to form a quorum.

It is already clear that voting has not been possible in enough constituencies to fill the 475 (out of 500) seats needed to form a quorum in the national assembly to name a new prime minister and government.

Some of its members blocked the door to the chamber, but enough members of the ruling coalition managed to get in to form a quorum, some by sneaking along another passageway into the building.

The GNC's mandate expired in June and not enough of its former members gathered in Tripoli on Monday to form a quorum.