Sentence examples for was considering nominating from inspiring English sources
was considering nominating
verb
To think about seriously.
- Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun.
To fill a seat that traditionally goes to someone from Maryland, officials said the White House was considering nominating Andre Davis, a District Court judge based in Baltimore.
WASHINGTON — In November 2008, as President-elect Barack Obama began putting together his cabinet, reports emerged that he was considering nominating Penny Pritzker, the billionaire Hyatt Hotels heiress and businesswoman who had served as his chief campaign fund-raiser, as commerce secretary.
Last week, multiple news reports indicated that President Barack Obama was considering nominating Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C).
Some in the Republican majority believed Clinton was eager to name the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice and that an easy confirmation to the appeals court would put Sotomayor in a better position for a possible Supreme Court nomination (despite there being no vacancy at the time nor any indication the Clinton administration was considering nominating her or any Hispanic).
News reports in the fall said Mr. Berlusconi was considering nominating Niccolò Ghedini, his own lawyer, to fill a vacancy on the Constitutional Court.
It has long been rumored that the administration was considering nominating him, but some liberal groups had lobbied against him as not liberal enough to be a Democratic appointee.
The Lafers said they were considering nominating their own slate of directors, formally contesting management's control of the company.
The rumour – and it is far from being confirmed – that Barack Obama is considering nominating Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of American Vogue, as his next ambassador to either the UK or France has been met with gasps of outrage.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, moving to fill vacancies at several financial regulatory agencies, is considering nominating Thomas J. Curry to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees most of the nation's large banks, according to several people with knowledge of the deliberations.
WASHINGTON -- With the Federal Reserve Board facing the potential departure of all its women members, President Obama reportedly is considering nominating a top female Treasury official, Lael Brainard, to fill one of the seats.
Two justices on the Michigan Supreme Court recused themselves on Thursday night from ruling on Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein's appeal to restart the Michigan election recount, citing their appearance on lists of candidates President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating to the United States Supreme Court.
