Sentence examples for in position to override from inspiring English sources

The president's pocket veto — rejecting a bill by withholding his signature while Congress is away — effectively kills the measure since lawmakers, who are out of town until after the Nov. 2 midterm elections, are not in position to override his decision with a two-thirds vote of the House and Senate.

They would also like to see a more robust U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, and could be in a position to override presidential vetoes to the contrary.

In a small but telling example, a recent vote on President Obama's nominee for a National Labor Relations Board position failed to override a threatened Republican filibuster.

On the one hand Ernst says that each state should decide their marriage position for themselves, but on the other hand Ernst also claims that the federal government should step-in to override them.

Fortunately, there are enough supporters in the City Council to override the mayor's veto.

And there's probably not enough support in either chamber to override a veto.

330 institutions voted in the attempt to override and of that number 62.12 percent voted to override the multiyear rule.

Only in rare cases, according to Baroness Hale in Stack, would it be possible to override that position.

The Home Office's legal position seems to be that it is in the public interest to override my right to a family life.

Why should anyone in her position be forced to have to override the rules with money?

That means they won't be here in Austin to try to override any veto.