Sentence examples for support for the confirmation from inspiring English sources
What is unreasonable about expecting broad support for the confirmation of judges who will exercise lifelong power over Americans?
In 1991, he first voiced support for the confirmation of Clarence Thomas as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, but eventually voted against him.
To build support for the confirmation, the Family Research Council, a Christian conservative group, said it was spending an initial $100,000 for television commercials in five conservative states with Democratic senators.
A front-page article on Saturday about support for the confirmation of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. for the Supreme Court referred incorrectly to Senator Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota, who predicted that Judge Alito would not receive as many votes as Judge John G. Roberts Jr. received.
COURT IN TRANSITION: THE OVERVIEW Correction: January 20 , 2006 Friday A front-page article on Saturday about support for the confirmation of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. for the Supreme Court referred incorrectly to Senator Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota, who predicted that Judge Alito would not receive as many votes as Judge John G. Roberts Jr. received.
On Thursday morning, Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin also announced her support for the confirmation.
In addition, by treating someone according to expectations, that person may unintentionally change his or her behavior to conform to the expectations, thereby providing further support for the perceiver's confirmation bias.
"Find me a Republican senator who now supports 51 votes for the confirmation of a judge," Mr. McCain said.
As Obama observed more than once when announcing Garland's nomination, the judge's moderation earned him significant bipartisan support for his confirmation in the US Senate.
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee for ambassador to Iraq withdrew from consideration on Monday after a series of racy e-mails fueled Republican opposition and eroded Democratic support for his confirmation in the Senate.
Although Mr. Hunter did not explain his change of heart, it came after Robert M. Gates, the next defense secretary, expressed strong support for the office during his confirmation hearings on Wednesday, the praise by the Iraq Study Group and weeks of outpouring of indignation over the termination by politicians and editorial pages across the country.
