Sentence examples for votes intended from inspiring English sources

Surprises are possible, and while debate on a reconciliation bill is limited to 20 hours, Republicans can offer unlimited amendments, which will mean politically charged votes intended to inflict damage ahead of the midterm elections.

THE SENATE Mr. Romney may have the advantage in the Senate this week: Republicans are hoping to force Democrats into a series of budget votes intended to embarrass the president.

On Thursday, the question of whether the amendment will ultimately pass exists because in all three votes some lawmakers cast strategic votes intended to help move the amendment along to its final stage.

Rep Scott Rigell, who's running for re-election against Democrat Suzanne Patrick said in a press conference Tuesday morning that glitchy machines were diverting votes intended for him to Patrick.

The Obama administration's plans to avert future crises include a sharpening of financial regulation to cover hitherto free-for-all markets in hedge funds and exotic derivatives, tougher powers for the Federal Reserve to monitor banks considered "too big to fail" and shareholder votes intended to counter excessive pay deals in corporate boardrooms.

Mr. Bush's supporters were not as certain about votes intended for their candidate; nearly a third of Mr. Bush's own voters said they did not know who Floridians intended to vote for, and nearly 10percentt said voters probably favored Mr. Gore.

The NAACP is accusing election officials in Georgia of bungling votes in the gubernatorial race, saying in a complaint Tuesday that voting machines mistakenly showed votes intended for Democrat Stacey Abrams as votes for Republican Brain Kemp.

A1 Daschle Challenged at Home John Thune, a former representative from South Dakota who lost a Senate bid two years ago by just 524 votes, intends to run against Tom Daschle, the South Dakota senator who is the Democratic leader.