Sentence examples for vote open from inspiring English sources

Defying precedent, the House leadership held the vote open for three hours while arms were twisted.

The Senate held the vote open Wednesday night to allow Mr. Leahy time to return and cast his vote.

"They had to keep the vote open three hours to get this bill passed," Mr. Gutknecht said.

But even Mr. Hastert, now retired, held a scheduled 15-minute vote open for hours to browbeat colleagues into passing the Medicare prescription drug program in 2003.

Not even the idealists in the 1 for 7 Billion campaign believe the permanent five are going to give up the veto and throw the vote open completely.

Steen's replacement, Sarah Wollaston, a local doctor chosen by a vote open to all constituents, more than doubled the Conservative majority in the rural Devon seat.

SWING VOTE Opens on Friday nationwide.

Saturday's preliminary vote opens a new window on the dynamics of hotel sales.

For his first question, he was asked about whether he and other candidates were fragmenting the "mainstream" vote, opening the way for an "anti-establishment" candidate.

And the vote opened up the field to the former superpower of Eastern Europe and to a rising financial power in the Middle East.

Some political observers believe that Ms. Kim and Ms. Walker may split the progressive vote, opening the door for a candidate well to the right of Mr. Daly.