This year's Oscar nominations appeared to demonstrate that unless a period biopic is British, Academy tastes are leaning more towards the contemporary and structurally experimental – Birdman, Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel are all films which, to a greater or lesser degree, delight in their artifice.
"The nomination of Yamasaki is meant to demonstrate Koizumi's independence, but he will not be able to completely ignore the mainstream factions," said Ikuo Kabashima, a political science professor at Tokyo University.
Opponents do not now have the votes to reject his nomination, but it is essential to demonstrate with as many votes as possible that Mr. Ashcroft cannot convert the Justice Department into a place of hostility to civil liberties and the rights of women, minorities and gays.
Outside the hall, hundreds of Sanders supporters – in Philadelphia to demonstrate against Clinton's nomination – attended a Green party rally at which Stein accused the Democratic party of derailing Sanders' campaign.
The Republicans brought Hispanic recording artists to perform in the Capitol last week to "demonstrate how the Estrada nomination resonates in the Hispanic community," held a session on Tuesday devoted to the Senate's role in confirming nominees, conducted a prayer session today and have presented numerous letters from President Bush and his counsel, Alberto R. Gonzales, deploring the situation.
Perhaps the best that can be said about his nomination is that, assuming he's confirmed, he'll have an incentive to demonstrate that he isn't a patsy for the companies he used to lobby for.
With the nomination of Roger Gregory from Virginia, the Republican-controlled Senate now has the chance to demonstrate a commitment to equality in judicial confirmations.
Democrats who are likely to seek their party's nomination for president in 2004 released midyear fund-raising totals today, and various camps trumpeted their sums in an effort to demonstrate to prospective supporters a prowess in accumulating campaign cash.
To demonstrate, Martins moonwalked.
Nevertheless, this ought to demonstrate that having strong approval ratings in one's home state is not a prerequisite for gaining the presidential nomination.
