Sentence examples for nominated to replace the from inspiring English sources

During the conference call, Reid blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans for not holding nomination hearings for Garland, whom President Obama nominated to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Mr. Nano's supporters in Parliament -- a radical minority sufficiently large to block decisions they oppose -- subsequently refused to approve the candidates nominated to replace the four who resigned.

Rehnquist's death certainly wasn't unexpected, but it set in motion a process by which John G. Roberts, Jr., who was nominated to replace the Sandra Day O'Connor, will now be re-nominated to replace Rehnquist as Chief Justice.

But Neil Gorsuch, the appeals court judge Trump has nominated to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, could be confirmed in time for the court's April session.

And nothing weird happened at the confirmation hearing for Christopher Wray, the totally normal career Justice Department official Trump nominated to replace the FBI director he weirdly fired.

Unfortunately, those nominated to replace the senior officials who were either fired for incompetence or resigned recently have neither the experience nor the political strength to have a positive impact on a flaring Taliban insurgency, curb corruption, or implement necessary reforms.

Robert E. Rubin, the head of the National Economic Council, will be nominated to replace Mr. Bentsen, the officials said.

Last month, he announced plans to step down from Wal-Mart's board; his son Steuart Walton has been nominated to replace him on the board.

When Debo Adegbile, a former director of litigation for the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund, was nominated to replace Perez as head of the Justice Department's civil-rights division, there was a political imbroglio.

During the ANC's leadership nominations in preparation for the party's elective conference in Mangaung, Mr Motlanthe was the only person nominated to replace Mr Zuma - a sign of the respect he commands in sections of the party.

Three candidates have been nominated to replace Ms Sturgeon as deputy leader, the MSPs Keith Brown and Angela Constance and the MP Stewart Hosie.