Sentence examples for strip members from inspiring English sources

He can delay votes, strip members of their committee chairs or give serious consideration to the allocation of resources like cars, computers and office space that council members use, said several veterans of government.

I Escaped a Cult also contends that followers of the group endured extreme fasting regimens, forced labor, and mind-control techniques designed to strip members of their sense of identity.

The original health care legislation stripped members of Congress and their staff of their traditional insurance coverage.

The proposed shedding of prized assets -- the collection not long after the building's sale -- rankled many of the society's members, but they had little say: in 2007, the board pushed through a resolution that stripped members of their right to vote on important business and approve the naming of trustees.

In his most recent grab for authoritarian powers, Erdoğan pushed through a law that stripped members of parliament of immunity from prosecution, a measure that his critics fear, with good reason, that he will use to remove the few remaining lawmakers who still oppose him.

This support came after Walker fought for a budget bill that stripped members of the state's public employee unions of collective bargaining rights.

The Vitter amendment would strip congressional members and staff who lost health coverage through Obamacare of money for replacement coverage.

Also, a powerful congressional committee approved a measure to lift the veil of secrecy when lawmakers vote on whether to strip fellow members of Congress of their seats.

Mr. Silver can strip Assembly members of leadership titles and committee chairmanships, and the thousands of dollars in stipends that go with them.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday that he might seek to evacuate almost all Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip, outraging members of the settlement movement he helped create.

(Reuters) THE AMERICAS MEXICO: IMMUNITY PLEDGE -- Francisco Labastida, the governing party's presidential nominee, pledged that if elected he would strip cabinet members of immunity from criminal prosecution.