Sentence examples for threshold political from inspiring English sources

"That was the threshold political question.

Sometimes, Ms. Goodling would ask: "Why are you a Republican?" In Ms. Goodling's notes from the interviews, she would give a shorthand assessment of how well they fared on threshold political issues, as in the notation for one candidate who she wrote was aptly conservative on "god, guns + gays".

In the address, Mr. Medvedev took credit for rolling back two laws that helped consolidate the Kremlin's grip over Russian politics: a very high threshold for political parties to participate in elections and the elimination of directly elected governors.

For Americans, double-digit unemployment could be a psychological threshold with political ramifications for Mr. Obama.

The sight of republicans on the threshold of political power provoked bereaved Catholic families into action.

He raised the threshold for political parties to get into Parliament, guaranteeing a small and docile spectrum of public politicians.

The I.R.S. rules governing such groups, however, do not clearly define what threshold of political spending is allowed.

He has not yet filed any financial information with the Campaign Finance Board, and has not reached the $125,000 threshold in political contributions to receive matching funds.

Nor do the amendments lower the steep 10 percent threshold that political parties must meet to claim seats in Parliament, one of the liberals' central demands.

"Raising the tax-free threshold is political because the loss of revenue will be reclaimed elsewhere," says Russell. "People will feel like the government has given them something in these tough times".

He spent the rest of his life as an observer at the threshold of political influence, confined to what he called "the unbroken loneliness of pure research and writing".