Sentence examples for were poised to join from inspiring English sources

There have been persistent rumours in Bradford that some or all of the councillors were poised to join Labour.

The Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, which represents energy companies, said 20 to 30 states were poised to join with industry in suing over the rule.

Michael F. Potter, an urban entomologist at the University of Kentucky and an authority on bedbugs, said they were poised to join the ranks of cockroaches and rats as the pre-eminent household pests in the country.

In neighbouring North Ossetia, which is part of the Russian Federation, hundreds of volunteer fighters were mobilising and units of armed Cossacks were poised to join the battle for Tskhinvali.

But New Jersey, New York and several other states are poised to join them, energy experts say.

A new group of young players is poised to join these trailblazers.

Manning is poised to join the fraternity of quarterbacks who capped transcendent careers with championships.

In another departure, they are poised to join the Hudson Valley's sustainable agriculture movement, Ms. Hammer said.

Thirty-three women and 20 people of color are poised to join House Democrats.

Now keeper Ben Foster is poised to join West Brom on loan with a view to a permanent signing.

(AP)     Boise State is poised to join the Big West for most of its nonfootball programs, said its president, Bob Kustra.