Sentence examples for were elected down from inspiring English sources
"Living standards have fallen since the Liberals were elected, down 2%, most of the jobs that get created now are part-time jobs.
Not much more than one-third of the senators will be elected, down from half at present (and only candidates vetted by the establishment will be allowed to stand).
Todd also asked Trump how he'd feel should a Muslim president actually be elected down the road -- not a far-fetched idea, as the population of Muslim Americans is expected to surpass 6.2 million by 2030.
They think they were elected to shut down the government, so the idea of closing nonessential services must sound like a day at the beach.
But Ross K. Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers, said that if Mr. Andrews were elected, New Jersey would slide down on the seniority scale in the Senate, crucial to getting good committee assignments or passing significant legislation.
"They still believe that since they were elected they should not step down," the diplomat told me.
Republicans, many of whom were elected on pledges to hold down the growth of government, are reluctant to cast an election-year vote to allow the government to borrow more than the current limit of $5.95 trillion.
Perversely given their dismal performance on Thursday, the Lib Dems have the best overall rate of 36.6%, the Tories barely changed at 24.3%, while the Scottish Green party's positive action strategy (to get at least 40% women elected) has failed badly: while more Greens were elected, its rate is now 28.6%, down from 50% in 2007.
