Sentence examples for position as a state from inspiring English sources

Still she couldn't believe it when, about a decade ago, Michele began to use her position as a state senator in Minnesota to call out gays and lesbians as sick and evil and to push for an amendment to the Minnesota constitution that would prohibit same-sex marriage: precisely the kind of amendment that Minnesotans will vote on in a referendum on Election Day.

Yes, he was angry and dismayed at the inclusion of provisions which protected the Armed Forces' position as a state within a state.

It was an appeal to people to sign a petition supporting South Carolina's position as a state largely free of trades unions.

When Mrs. Fischbach returned home, she wrote a letter to Gregorio Sánchez Martínez, Cancún's mayor, mentioning her position as a state legislator.

Prosecutors had said Mr. González used his position as a state senator to favor a nonprofit group called Pathways for Youth with about $200,000 in state grants, known as member items.

Ossory, also spelled Osraighe, an ancient kingdom of Ireland that won for itself a semi-independent position as a state within the kingdom of Leinster, probably in the 1st century ad.

"If I were to describe the situation at the moment, I would use a political analogy: we are in the same position as a nation state that has long been ruled by a tsar or a shah or any dictator: once the repression has been lifted, the factionalism that has been repressed is free to give expression to itself.

Burns believes its position as a state-owned broadcaster that takes no public subsidy should remain unchanged.

However, to maintain its position as a state-of-the-art facility for hard X-ray science, it will be necessary to refresh and improve the APS X-ray source and beamlines.

"We are very confident we can give Tasmania a brighter future, we can unlock our potential and no longer be seen as second right and second best and take our rightful position as a leader state in our magnificent nation".

While the indictment against Mr. Morris included myriad counts of bribery, grand larceny, money laundering and fraud, the case against him was complicated by the fact that he was not a state employee, and thus had not abused an elected office or an official position as an appointed state employee.