Sentence examples similar to possibility of appointment from inspiring English sources

The administration and Mr. Carroll declined to comment on the possibility of his appointment to the oil post.

In keeping with protocol, Bishop Egan could not publicly acknowledge the possibility of his appointment before Cardinal O'Connor's successor is named by the Vatican.

Discussions with Bovis also included the possibility of the appointment of a monitor to oversee its work, but the outcome of that portion of the talks was unclear on Sunday night.

On 30 July 1949, Birkett went to the Lord Chancellor and discussed the possibility of his appointment to the Court of Appeal, but left dissatisfied.

In 1834 he became the Inspector-General of Police in Ulster, but was passed over for the position of Inspector-General of the Irish constabulary in 1836; the possibility of his appointment to the latter post had caused some concern among Irish Tories, who felt he was too critical of the Orange Order.

As Professor Ruger pointed out in a 2004 article titled "The Judicial Appointment Power of the Chief Justice," appointments to special courts are problematic because judges are being selected to serve one specific pre-ordained function, an unusual situation that raises at least the possibility of strategic appointments designed to serve a chief justice's personal policy goals.

The program was flexible, allowing for the possibility of making appointments with VHTs over the phone and treatment at home.

There was also the possibility of an executive appointment from a president who regarded his father as a crucial Senate mentor and kingmaker.

Publicly, White House officials were noncommittal about the possibility of a recess appointment, a back-door procedure in the Constitution that permits the president to fill vacant positions when the Senate is in recess, as it will be when Congress breaks for the month of August.

Language has been updated to note the possibility of a recess appointment for Merrick Garland.

first suggested the possibility of a recess appointment after Senate Republicans promised earlier this month to block anyone the President nominates.