Sentence examples for were convened as from inspiring English sources

Two groups of nurses were convened, as they comprise the vast majority of health care workers.

Lagarde said the IMF board would be convened as quickly as possible to consider Ukraine's request, which she "certainly proposed" to support.

On that occasion, in exchange for a loan of $1.5 billion, the government received warrants that it eventually sold for a profit.A "lame duck" session of Congress could be convened as early as next week to pass the necessary legislation.

A senior EU official taking part in the meeting told the Guardian that Monday's summit was convened as soon as EU leaders learned of the collapse of the Luxembourg talks.

Should the latter be recommended, another Fifa committee – this time the Bureau of the Council, chaired by Gianni Infantino – will be convened as swiftly as possible (normally within a matter of days) to pass the decisive judgement.

The UN's special envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, hinted that a peace conference due to start this Sunday could be postponed, saying it would be convened "as soon as possible".

A grand jury in Los Angeles had been convened as part of the investigation.

Teleconference meetings are often set between these regular meetings, and special meetings are convened as needed.

The committee was convened as a subcommittee of the Hoover Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government.

Generally, courts-martial are convened as ad hoc courts to try one or more cases referred by the convening authorities.

In most cases Cobra is convened as part of the civil contingencies committee, which plans government responses in times of emergency.