Sentence examples for offering to appoint from inspiring English sources

They might not have caught him offering to appoint Mr Obama's candidate of choice to the seat in exchange for his own appointment as secretary of health and human services.

By taking these friendly steps — offering to appoint independent directors and creating a pro-corporate-governance poison pill — Cracker Barrel is merely setting up a nice public relations defense as its Dec. 20 shareholder meeting approaches.

Instead, they're offering to appoint an "11th leader" who would oversee the Combined Authority and be a full-time figurehead for the region.

When the tapes were subpoenaed by Archibald Cox, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate the Watergate affair, Nixon refused to comply, offering to provide summary transcripts instead.

A vote scheduled for today by an obscure government board that defines the comptroller's powers was put off after the board chairman, who was appointed by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, sent a letter to Mr. Hevesi offering to compromise.

While vetoing funds for the office might be legal, offering to forgo the veto or restore the funds in exchange for Lehmberg's resignation might be a potential crime, the state judge who had appointed the special prosecutor concluded.

But he is not offering to surrender.

Another statute appeared to allow him to provide a huge boost to national Republicans, offering Mr. Christie the chance to appoint a Republican who would fill the Senate seat until an election in November 2014.

Shake Shack's majority owner, Union Square Hospitality Group LLC, has interviewed investment banks in recent weeks to appoint underwriters for an initial public offering, the people said on Friday.

It has a representative on Alibaba's board and the right to appoint an investment bank to help run any offering process.

The next big date in the dispute is January 21st, when Founder will convene a shareholders' meeting to decide whether to appoint Zenith-nominated directors to its board, a potential peace-offering.