Sentence examples for latter chamber from inspiring English sources

And though Mr Obama helped his party cement its grip on Congress, gaining around 20 seats in the House of Representatives and five in the Senate, the haul in the latter chamber falls four short of the 60 needed to break filibusters and pass controversial legislation without Republican support (though recounts may add another seat, or even two).

In the latter chamber, just three senators voted against the legislation: Republicans Tom Coburn (Texas), Jon Kyl (Ariz).

The only other two members of the family Hastigerinidae are Hastigerinella digitata and Orcadia riedeli (Table 1), which can be distinguished from the latter by chamber shape and spines distribution.

In a four-star Observer review, Jonathan Romney wrote: "Of all Polanski's latter-day chamber pieces, this is the liveliest: taut, witty and, while very much a male film, nevertheless a sly dismantling of the sexual politics of performance".

But only Kuwait and Bahrain have elected parliaments and in the latter the elected chamber shares legislative power with an appointed upper house.

Even in straitened times, the Vale of Glamorgan festival clings to its policy of presenting new work, in its latter half augmenting the chamber repertoire with three quartets.

After the general election in 2008, Republicans and Democrats were almost equals in the Texas House, with 76 of the former and 74 of the latter sitting at the chamber's oak desks.

Moreover C9 components, C3 activator and C3 were isolated in the chamber, the latter complement factor in large concentrations.

Employing an inhibitory avoidance learning paradigm, researchers trained rats in a two-chambered apparatus with light and dark chambers, the latter being fitted with a device that delivered a foot shock to the rat upon entry.

Water cooling is accomplished primarily in packed towers and also in spray ponds or in vacuum spray chambers, the latter for exceptionally low temperatures.

In addition, Shostakovich composed a popular Piano Concerto and much chamber music, the latter including a String Quintet.