Sentence examples for get the nominee from inspiring English sources

Senior F.B.I. officials have been concerned that if the president does not name a new director by the beginning of June, it will be difficult to get the nominee confirmed by the beginning of September, when Mr. Mueller by law must leave his post.

Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma spent nearly an entire question period trying to get the nominee to agree with him that if Congress passed a law requiring Americans to "eat three vegetables and three fruits every day," the court should strike it down.

These days, these proceedings largely involve the senators trying to get the nominee to comment on issues which are likely to come before the court and on which commentary would therefore be inappropriate.

That's the same day We Need Nine, a progressive campaign to get the nominee confirmed, went dormant.

In response, the White House and progressive groups are ready for what looks to be a monumental fight to get the nominee confirmed -- setting their sights on Republican incumbents, including Grassley, whose staunch opposition to holding confirmation hearings could backfire at the polls.

The Clinton forces argue that the Democratic National Committee should find a way to count Florida and Michigan, both of whose primaries were won by Hillary, and should remind the candidates that the superdelegates were created specifically to override previous primary votes if they believed it was necessary to get the nominee most likely to win the election.

Stuart Gilman, a former senior official at OGE and now a senior partner at the Global Integrity Group, agreed that the tax provision "is a very reasonable way for the president to get the nominees he wants".

Bernie Sanders got the nominee to admit that her family had spent as much as two hundred million dollars to elect Republicans.

Mr. Obama may have a difficult time getting the nominees confirmed.

Both Georgia senators have signed off on everyone in their package because they got the nominees they wanted.

Marco Rubio addressed the crowd by video before the Jumbotrons went out and said it was time to unify the party and get behind the nominee.