Sentence examples for legislature held from inspiring English sources

In May and June, a commission set up by the Suffolk Legislature held hearings on poverty.

A prime minister and his cabinet, chosen from the largest political group in the legislature, held collective responsibility for executive functions.

Last week, the health and public safety committees of the County Legislature held a joint meeting to review Mr. Spano's proposal.

The wooded site was still uninhabited, but construction of a capitol building was quickly begun, and late in 1838 the territorial legislature held its first session in a nearby building.

In 2000, the County Legislature held hearings into what was then described as overtime abuses at the jail -- in many cases subordinates were found to have approved overtime slips for their superior officers.

Purporting to represent the former ideal, the Greens have been crying foul over Labor's refusal to agree to an across-the-board preference swap, invoking the spectre of a legislature held hostage by religious fanatics and environmental vandals.

The ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola controlled the legislature, holding 175 of 220 seats.

Blacks have long since made their power felt in the state legislature, holding a quarter of the seats there.

Mr Chen's own minority Democratic Progressive Party is the only one that supports him, so the 12 independents in the legislature hold the key.

Ms. Toomey's group worked to get legislation passed in the state legislature holding schools accountable for bullying and making it easier for students to report abuse.

Mr Chen wants a constitutional referendum next year, but has not so far proposed any changes that would rile the Chinese.An escalation of rhetoric can be expected in the next few days as China's legislature holds its annual meeting, starting on March 6th.