Sentence examples for up for confirmation from inspiring English sources

Here's a reminder of what is at stake in this fight: John Bolton, who embodies this administration's dangerous, arrogant, and increasingly costly imperial foreign policy is up for confirmation in mid-September, having failed to be confirmed back in July 2005, and getting his job only because of a presidential recess appointment.

They phoned up for confirmation and to ask if they could start telling everyone".

(They are also up for confirmation hearings, a period during which only fools talk policy).

This is the question the Senate must pose to her when she comes up for confirmation.

"When I went up for confirmation as ambassador to Belgium, I knew more about Belgium than the Belgians did".

Did you enjoy meeting me?" he asked former Texas governor Rick Perry, who was up for confirmation as energy secretary.

A window will pop up asking for confirmation.

A window will pop up, asking for confirmation of the deletion.

That means their vetting and security clearances should be done and the nominees lined up for Senate confirmation.

He doesn't want people to see his private side.' Before he goes up for Senate confirmation, lawmakers must know: Would Mr. Lew clean up his penmanship for the greenback, as current Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner did?

This blog reported on the scope of the unmanned aerial vehicle kill program in February, when Brennan was up for CIA confirmation: There's no government website that tracks the drone program.