Sentence examples for proposed nomination from inspiring English sources

The comments contrast with that of some Republicans who have objected to the proposed nomination due to a perception that Hagel is lukewarm on Israel, the US's traditional Middle East ally.

"To paraphrase Buffalo Springfield, there is something happening here and what it is is exactly clear," said the South Carolina lieutenant governor, Henry McMaster, as he seconded the proposed nomination of Trump.

On Tuesday the Australian Financial Review reported that in the cabinet discussion on Thursday one more minister spoke in favour of Rudd's bid than against, but Turnbull and Joyce then met separately and decided to veto the proposed nomination.

"I am pleased that my proposed nomination received a positive reaction from finance ministers and governors of several countries from all regions," he said.

Reid's proposal to allow the Senate to end discussion of proposed nominations with a simple majority vote is the only sane way forward when Senate Republicans are bent on delaying and obstructing presidential nominations like Gina McCarthy's to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The minutes will need to show who was nominated, who proposed the nomination, and who seconded it.

Cruz, currently second in the race for the Republican nomination, proposed that law enforcement officials ramp up efforts to "patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods" in response to the terror attacks in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Tuesday.

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, the Connecticut Democrat seeking the presidential nomination, proposed an overhaul of the federal tax code on Monday that would lower rates for middle-class families while raising rates, sometimes substantially, for wealthier Americans.

Andrew M. Cuomo, Mr. McCall's rival for the Democratic nomination, proposed yesterday that businesses get a large 10-year tax break for every job they create as a way to spur the flagging state economy.

It also blocked several ministerial nominations proposed by the president last week, notably the appointment as foreign minister of Roza Otunbaeva, a central figure of the revolution.

He had proposed that the nominations threshold should be lowered from 12.5%to5%5% of Labour MPs – reducing the number needed from 33 to 13. McDonnell's withdrawal raises the possibility that at least some of his 16 nominators may switch their backing to Abbott, to ensure the presence of a leftwing voice alongside David Miliband, Ed Miliband and Ed Balls, who have already passed the threshold.