Sentence examples for kept a vote from inspiring English sources
"To be honest with you, I've kept a vote from occurring" Reid stated as part of his response to a question regarding the Vitter amendment.
An iPhone attached to a tripod pointed at the table in the corner, where a framed hand-drawn portrait of Drake kept a "Vote for Chlöe" t-shirt from slipping to the floor as she addressed her followers.
The Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives kept a vote open for two hours while the coal industry's allies tried desperately to bludgeon four more members into voting to override Governor Kathleen Sebelius's veto of a bill denying the state's chief health officer the right to block coal-fired power plants.
Senate President Andy Biggs (R-Gilbert) has said that he will do "everything in my power" to keep a vote on Medicaid from even coming to the floor, according to NBC News.
We dishonor the sacrifice of those who fought for this right when we spend countless hours trying to keep a ballot, a vote, a voice, from being heard.
A large majority of Assembly members were known to favor the measure, which had been kept from a vote by the leadership in recent years.
It passed the Senate by votes of 95 to 0 in 2003 and 98 to 0 in 2005 but was kept from a vote in the House by Republican leadership.
When it comes to discrimination against gays, however, Mr. Bruno acknowledges he has changed his views over the years -- so much so that he played a pivotal role in mustering enough Republican votes to pass the gay rights bill that he had so long kept from a vote.
Yet after the vote kept a Conservative government in office, Mr. Harper pleasantly surprised many in the arts community this month by appointing Marc Mayer, 52, who currently heads the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, to replace Mr. Théberge.
Over the past several days, the national dailies have kept a running count of the votes for and against the prime minister's Congress Party-led coalition government.
Marijuana business owners gathered in Denver for a two-day conference cheered the votes – but kept a close eye on their smartphones for word of a federal response.
