Sentence examples for good nominee from inspiring English sources

And if we get a good nominee, all will be forgiven as far as Harriet Miers".

The White House and Senate Republicans accused Democrats of sacrificing a good nominee for purely partisan political reasons and said they would explore ways to force a nomination vote in the full Senate.

Teaching with the Times- Read articles in the New York Times about the ongoing Supreme Court nomination process and keep a journal, considering the following questions: What makes a good nominee?

"I think she sounds like a very interesting and good nominee," Mrs. Bush said of Judge Sotomayor's nomination in an interview on the ABC News program "Good Morning America".

Also a good nominee for a Bad Idea Award: building a new car plant with new workers and having them build a completely new design.

"Our goal is to get a good nominee and get someone in there who shares our view," Donovan said.

Republican senators, by contrast, are unreasonably opposing good nominees who are well within the legal mainstream.

Likewise, Vanessa Redgrave is a unanimous favorite to win best actress in a play over some very, very good nominees (Clare Higgins, Victoria Hamilton, Jayne Atkinson and Fiona Shaw); her performance is also a big part of the reason "Long Day's Journey" is a near lock to win best revival of a play.

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It's plausible that Mr. Christie could have helped a reasonably good G.O.P. nominee to a narrow victory.

That would not put Mr. Obama in a great position, but he essentially would be where he was before, with a fighting chance of winning re-election against a good Republican nominee and reasonably strong chances against a poor one.