Sentence examples for the sidelines state from inspiring English sources

Candidates who already hold state office have had to sit on the sidelines; state law prevents them from raising money during a legislative session — the better to avoid the appearance of direct bribery while bills are under consideration.

With Yadav's party relegated to the sidelines of state government in Uttar Pradesh, he turned his attention to the national political arena.

The last straw was when the mayor sat on the sidelines while state legislators dithered about paying for a new stadium to keep the beloved Minnesota Twins baseball team from defecting.

It's just not good enough for the federal government to sit on the sidelines while states are forced to fill the void and take matters into their own hands.

"Getting off the sidelines is a state of mind," the campaign declares on its "About Us" page.

Christie, who has kept mostly to the sidelines before his state hosts the Super Bowl on Sunday, received a few boos and some cheers during a pre-game ceremony in New York on Saturday.

With Donald Trump tweeting from the sidelines, Secretary of State John F. Kerry condemned Jewish settlement activity under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a chief obstacle to Mideast peace, igniting a fresh war of words with the Israeli leader.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had sat on the sidelines before his state's primary Tuesday, endorsed GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday after the billionaire businessman swept Florida's winner-take-all contest.

With President-elect Donald Trump tweeting from the sidelines, Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday outlined broad principles for reviving the moribund Israel-Palestinian peace process -- calls that quickly ignited a new burst of Israeli anger against the Obama administration.

With the feds sidelined, the state's lawmakers ought to provide the funding and clout that the department needs to take up the battle.

So Michigan can either be relegated to the sidelines as other states build the products and create the jobs to create more efficient energy, or we can choose a more promising path.