Sentence examples for matters before us from inspiring English sources

"I want to stand on the issues...because of who I am, I believe I can work between party lines and not let political partisanship hold us up when it comes to the important matters before us at the Statehouse".

We don't know what landscape has to do with the matter before us".

As much as it seeks to uplift our souls, Torah also demands that we ground ourselves in clear understanding: What, exactly, is this matter before us?

I should like to thank you, Sir, for putting this matter before us this afternoon and we are happy to see the Director-General of FAO here with us on this occasion; this shows the importance of the matter we are discussing.

The only organization which had even considered the matter before was the Twentieth Century Fund.

This bad boy isn't exactly official yet, but that's never really mattered before, right?

"One out of 4 of those bills named post offices and buildings, not exactly the most important matters that are before us".

With the growing demand and absolute need for the Internet everywhere we go, it was only a matter of time before US-based airlines jumped on ship.

One theory holds that Asda's sales are so weak that it's only a matter of time before US parent Walmart orders its UK off-shoot to launch a price war to combat the discount menace of Aldi and Lidl.

However, while the drink's prospects north of the border were dogged by this less than salubrious image, Mexico has always enjoyed the pleasure of high-quality, aged tequila, so it was probably only a matter of time before us gringos discovered what good tequila was all about (For an explanation of the different types of tequila, see the sidebar).

We hope Mr Emmerson will be able to clarify these matters when he appears before us".