Sentence examples for was being canvassed from inspiring English sources

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In 2006, as support for the deal was being canvassed, the then Senator Barack Obama noted what seemed "a very co-ordinated effort" to have every Indian-American he knew contact him.Not all quiet on the Western frontOther governments are less lucky.

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But, unofficially, the talk of dates is taking over.Three options are being canvassed for action this year.

As the Labour machine hit its top speed, 20,000 homes a day were being canvassed.

The debate about categorisation is being canvassed in the upcoming national firearms review, which is due to be completed this year.

Danish nationalism was then on the ascent; ideas of a common Scandinavian front against Germany were being canvassed; and Eider Denmark seemed to have been attained.

In the present survey, city departments & private organizations are being canvassed for 85 kinds of specialists, such as doctors, nurses, coal-passers, stokers, typists, etc.

The spokesman said: "The interview did not fit within the editorial standards required of the story, did not add any extra substance to the issues that were being canvassed and was not relevant to the report that was done.

The BBC understands Conservative MPs are being canvassed by party whips for their views on military action against IS.

A key difference here, which should be noted, is that while Apple has yet to any anything official on its next iPhone, the Samsung Galaxy S3 was launched months ago, and so people who are being canvassed would have already known more about what the device had (or didn't have) when responding — even if the phone had yet to hit the market.

So he's been canvassing other 18th Street businesses, encouraging them to come to Thursday's meeting.

Three different names were being ­canvassed as potential successors: the favourite, Ed Balls, the children's secretary; and two less divisive figures, Ed ­Miliband, the climate change secretary, and his brother, David Miliband, the foreign secretary.

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