The employer, then, relies not upon the execution of the release but upon a later, distinct ratification of its terms.
Since the ratification of White House term limits, five out of the six two-term presidents have lost seats after re-election -- an average of 29 in the House and six in the Senate, according to election analyst Charlie Cook.
Weirich (1985) and Harper (1986) define ratification in terms of an option's expected utility given its realization rather than given a decision to realize it.
"I think the Constitution was very wise in terms of allowing for super-majorities in certain situations, like the ratification of treaties," Tom Udall, the first-term New Mexico Democrat, told me.
"We do not recommend ratification of the agreement because the terms are favorable, but because the alternative is worse," union negotiators said in a statement to members.
Possible second-term goal: Ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty.
the term for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
With the ratification of the Protocol of Corfu, the term "Northern Epirus", the state's common name and consequently that of its citizens, "Northern Epirotes"—acquired official status.
With the ratification vote, the terms of the new agreement will go into effect today.
The rapid advances in orthogonal frequency-division multiple-access (OFDMA) technologies, proliferation of M-WiMAX and long-term evolution LTE systems, ratification of IMT-advanced standards, and introduction of feature-rich smart phones have contributed significantly towards the eventual realization of this vision.
One near-term objective is completion and ratification of a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the United States and Russia.
