Sentence examples for win an extension from inspiring English sources

But at the time of the Powell meeting, Mr. Sharon will have to make a firm commitment, win an extension, or face the wrath of the Bush administration, the Israeli officials predict.

Last year, battling to win an extension to 2030, with a two-thirds majority that could help protect it from legal challenges, he navigated between environmental-justice activists, liberal and conservative lawmakers, and oil representatives.

So when Ms. Crates and her colleagues learned in March that Sears might win an extension of its tax break, they followed the lead of many corporations with well-connected lobbyists.

Mr. Goldman, 61, has covered some of the central controversies of the mayor's tenure: his successful push to win an extension of term limits, and his unsuccessful appointment of Cathleen P. Black as schools chancellor.

After Hagerstown briefly lost its eligibility for a government program called the Essential Air Service last year, Maryland's Congressional delegation helped win an extension that allowed Hagerstown, as well as Lancaster, Pa., and Brookings, S.D., to remain in the program until Sept. 30.

In the same way that Mr. Obama struck his deal to secure lower tax rates for the middle-class and win an extension of unemployment benefits, Mr. Bush gave on tax rates to get "pay as you go" rules — meaning that no further spending could be approved without compensating budget cuts or revenue increases.

And he played a role in winning an extension of the association's franchise in 1997.

The Computer Sciences Corporation has won an extension of its contracts with General Dynamics that might be worth as much as $1.6 billion.

President Obama won an extension of jobless benefits and a cut in payroll taxes that could boost the economy.

The museum can now make a "serious expression" of its intention to buy the piece, winning an extension of the ban until 30 December.

With a payment coming due, Lord Black refused to put up the money, but Mr. Kissinger won an extension for his first installment.