Sentence examples for successful ratification from inspiring English sources

In fact, the broad participation of delegates and their desire to reach a consensus resulted in the successful ratification of the Constitution.

Last week, at the request of President Clinton, Gen. John Shalikashvili, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, proposed a set of practical steps that the next administration could take to address the Senate's concerns about the treaty and make it possible for George W. Bush to resubmit it for a successful ratification vote in the near future.

The successful ratification of this proposal took place on February 2 and 3, ending the 8 weeks of strike action.

He believed he could silence those who wished to deny the Southern states their place in the Union by pointing to how essential their assent had been to the successful ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.

Burns will continue to serve in his current role until March and will remain with the Department through the end of May to help oversee the successful ratification of the US-India Nuclear Deal bothoth countries.

In waging a successful fight for ratification, Senator Pastore displayed his flair for the dramatic.

He has been the recipient of a number of Department awards, including outstanding service in support of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review, and the successful negotiation and ratification of the New START Treaty.

He also bucked a majority of House Democrats in supporting Mr. Clinton's successful effort to win ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Almost 15 years later, Mr. Vance presided over the successful negotiations and Senate ratification of the Panama Canal Treaties, under which the United States agreed to cede control of the canal to Panama by 2000.

He then took a highly active part in the successful campaign for the document's ratification in New York in 1788, which was a crucial step in its national ratification.

In 1988, he led the successful effort in the Senate to obtain ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.