Sentence examples for try to adjourn from inspiring English sources

Prosecutors and defence alike will receive short shrift if they try to adjourn cases for any but the most compelling reasons; 'robust' is the word that crops up time after time in training sessions.

With senators trying to adjourn Tuesday, there was little time to work out a compromise.

Without the F.D.A. link, the bill could be jeopardized on the Senate floor, where opponents have threatened to stretch the debate to run down the clock as Congress tries to adjourn on Friday.

Because the markets are eager for a final deal and because Congress is trying to adjourn for the fall elections, lawmakers are bypassing the normal committee process and working toward an agreement in hopes of votes in both chambers within days.

MPs once again began their session with scuffles, as the speaker tried to adjourn a debate concerning constitutional changes.

He told the author that he informed Bill Frist, the majority leader, that he (Santorum) would keep the Senate in session through its Easter break if lawmakers tried to adjourn without first intruding in the Schiavo case.

Should the opposition party in either the House or Senate try to prevent the Senate from adjourning for more than three days at a time, the other House -- if controlled by the president's party -- could demand adjournment on a set date.

B3 Threats, Past and Future BIOTERROR BILL -- Before Congress adjourns for the year, lobbyists are trying to adorn a $3 billion bioterrorism bill with all sorts of special-interest provisions.

The judge adjourned the trial for a month to try to determine whether Ms. Hussein had immunity because she was working for the United Nations.

The treaty's supporters are likely to try to rush it through the Senate before Congress adjourns.

made last-ditch attempts to forestall the nuclear vote, but his efforts to adjourn the Senate and postpone action until April 24 so the parties could try to work out a compromise failed on party-line votes.