Sentence examples for state for something from inspiring English sources

You had been out of state for something like 200 days preparing to run for president.

"You've been out of state for something like 200 days preparing to run for president," Mr. Gingrich said, alluding to Mr. Romney's last year as Massachusetts governor, in 2006.

"You've been out of state for something like 200 days preparing to run for president," said Mr. Gingrich, referring to Mr. Romney's last year as Massachusetts governor, in 2006.

It helps to know that Óliver Torres is in and Fernando Torres isn't, after all; that Jesús Gámez starts at the back and Antoine Griezmann starts on the bench; that joining the presidents of Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano is a secretary of state for something or other; and that the ambassadors are here from Romania, Albania and Belgium.

Turning to address Romney's one-term as governor, Gingrich said that Romney was "out of state for something like 200 days preparing to run for president".

Her message to Texas voters was a muddle and the ineptitude of her press operation both angered reporters and kept them from covering campaign events, hampering Davis' efforts to become known in this culturally conservative state for something beyond the abortion issue.

"Now that Obama has raised the pressure on the Israelis when it comes to settlement freeze, it's time to start raising pressure on the Arab states for something in return," said Ghaith al-Omari, a former negotiator for Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president.

They are individuals dwelling in a limbo state, searching for something that might give order or meaning to their lives or simply shell-shocked by the randomness and menace of modern life.

Back then, in however twisted a way, the Kremlin rationalized holding dissidents in psychiatric wards because it saw their thinking as somehow improper — the Soviet state stood for something, and they were indeed, you could say, of a different mind.

Britain, Australia and a number of other countries have also created special bodies to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of medicines and advise government on whether it is worth paying for them.There are growing demands among American health insurers, big employers and state governments for something similar so that they can make better decisions on drug reimbursement.

Imagine, for instance, if Sweden stipulated that immigrants would have their income and wealth taxed from the moment they entered the country, but they would not become vested until they had contributed to the state coffers for something like five years.