Sentence examples for seconding from inspiring English sources

The word “seconding” is correct and usable in written English
It is used when you express support for an idea that has already been suggested by someone else. For example: "I second Mary's suggestion that we install more bike racks around the school premises."

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seconding

verb

Present participle of second

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(Loud cheers).Christopher Rawdon, Esq., most sincerely wished that he could add anything in the way of novelty or strength to the arguments adduced in favour of the cause which they were assembled to support, but as he could not do so, he would content himself with most cordially seconding the resolution.The Chairman then put the resolution, and declared it to be carried unanimously.

Seconding Mr O'Flynn's attack on his leader, but in a gentler tone, Mr Carswell suggested Mr Farage needed to take a break.

Co-sponsored by the Rock the Vote Action Fund and the Recording Industry Association of America, the concert is intended to help mobilize young voters to be active in the November elections, organizers say.One of the hottest events on tap is the Creative Coalition's "Seconding the First" party featuring rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Louis Boston clothing store Wednesday night.

The innovative "Teens and Toddlers" project has helped more than 400 pupils this year considered to be danger of leaving school without any qualifications - by seconding them to nurseries to work with children.

For graduates who are motivated more by the thought of cold hard cash than by doing good, trainee schemes in the financial and professional services industries can be the way to go – either those run directly within the organisations themselves or via schemes such as that run by JDX Consulting, which puts graduates through an intensive training boot camp before seconding them to investment banks.

Speaking about the new unit, she said: "We have supported the European Union in setting up an internet-referral unit at Europol to address the increasing amount of terrorist and extremist propaganda available on the internet, and I am pleased to say the UK will be seconding a police officer to this unit".

Seconding these efforts, Stephen Batchelor has articulated an atheistic Buddhism, a vision echoed by many who advocate for meditation while dispensing with religious Buddhist beliefs, like reincarnation.

Two women have represented the major parties on Presidential ballots before now, but only in the role of Vice-Presidential nominee: Geraldine Ferraro, in 1984, seconding Walter Mondale, and Sarah Palin, in 2008, alternately supporting and undermining John McCain.

By then, John Boehner, seconding the disdain of Eric Cantor, was telling reporters that he hadn't watched Bachmann because of "other obligations".

According to domestic news reports, Iran's Parliament on Wednesday endorsed Mr. Moslehi as minister, effectively seconding the supreme leader's authority.

Helga Rabl-Stadler, the president of the Salzburg Festival, while seconding some of what others had to say about the mind-set of the times, also cited a simpler reason for a broadening appeal of spiritual music.

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