Sentence examples for on nominees from inspiring English sources

As the Senate girded for its all-nighter Wednesday, Reid expressed exasperation that Republicans "are forcing us to waste time on nominees they know will be confirmed".

In 1869, more than a century before bloggers and cable pundits would turn up the heat on nominees, President Ulysses S. Grant nominated Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, widely considered one of the nation's top legal minds.

The Senate rules continued to allow filibusters on nominees to the Supreme Court.

Democratic leadership aides rejected the idea that committee votes on nominees not be binding.

Despite the pro forma sessions, she said, the Senate is continuously unavailable to act on nominees throughout that break.

The decision came on the eve of a shareholders' vote on nominees to Lion Gate's 12-member board.

The vacancies have accumulated in part because Senate Republicans have blocked votes on nominees for a wide range of positions.

(Republican threats of extended debate on nominees can stop the Democratic majority from bringing any of them up for votes).

A20 Assurances on Nominees The Democratic Senate leader, Tom Daschle, told President Bush that he would "not be denied your choice on nominees," including John Ashcroft for attorney general, a Bush spokesman said.

Cardinals will meet and vote on nominees in a series of ballots until a new pope is chosen.

This time an expert panel, including the likes of Steven Redgrave and Tanni Grey-Thompson, voted on nominees.