Sentence examples for recess meaning from inspiring English sources
The new meeting chairman called the adjournment a "recess," meaning that the postponement did not require the shareholders in attendance to consent.
Late last week it emerged that the UK government intended to railroad emergency surveillance legislation through Parliament just before the summer recess — meaning members of parliament would not be able to properly scrutinise the law.
Some 40 to 50 fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats helped stop Obama's ambitions dead in their tracks before the summer recess, meaning that there will be a very long road ahead before worries similar to those over the NHS ever start plaguing the United States.
So Mr Obama made him a recess appointment, meaning he appointed Mr Becker while the Senate was not sitting, bypassing the confirmation requirement but resulting in a shorter term.
To keep the door open to change, the Senate had officially been in recess since Jan .5, meaning the chamber's first day of the session technically lasted until it adjourned Tuesday night.
Ordinarily, this is the time of year when they are in the best mood — the April recess is here, meaning a few friendly, sparsely attended town hall meetings, and then home early for family dinner.
On a negative radiograph the retrocalcaneal recess was radiolucent, meaning that it had a black appearance and its borders were sharp.
In the dim recesses of history, meaning 1993, plans were unveiled for a new Pennsylvania Station in the colonnaded General Post Office on Eighth Avenue.
This last week was a recess week for Congress meaning that we are not in session giving everyone time back with their family and districts.
Parliament is in recess over the party conference season, meaning the suspension would last well into the autumn.
In its information sheet "Security Lighting: Let's Have Real Security, Not Just Bad Lighting," the group makes several recommendations for effective security lighting, such as the use of "full cutoff" fixtures, meaning the bulb is recessed within an opaque lampshade or shield that focuses the light downward, which prevents glare.
