Sentence examples for winter adjournment from inspiring English sources

SENATOR JOHN McCAIN, Republican of Arizona, criticizing the Republican leaders' strategy to introduce the energy bill just before the winter adjournment.

By introducing the two big bills at the last minute and thus limiting debate just before the winter adjournment, those leaders had hoped to push the measures through a weary Congress, but many lawmakers suggested on Friday that the tactic might be backfiring.

The report urges the Legislature to enact these reforms before the May 31 adjournment.

The special panel could not otherwise meet beyond the Legislature's May 28 adjournment.

She was tried and, after the Christmas adjournment of the proceedings, found guilty of inciting Charles' murder.

During a 1903 adjournment lasting only minutes between the first and second sessions of the 58th Senate, President Theodore Roosevelt made an en masse recess commissioning of over 160 officials.

The new 27th Congress had convened an extraordinary session for the purpose of confirming Harrison's cabinet and other important nominees; since a number of them arrived after Congress' March 15 adjournment, however, John Tyler would ultimately be forced to renominate many of Harrison's selections.

Furness announced that this week's adjournment was to allow "further inquiries that those assisting the royal commission wish to make".

Ms. Merrill said she doubted that lawmakers and the governor would be able to resolve their budget differences by the General Assembly's June 3 mandatory adjournment deadline.

For now, the broadcasts are scheduled for just four days next month -- June 4, 6, 11 and 18 -- but Speaker Sheldon Silver said more dates could be added if, as expected, the Legislature goes past its June 20 scheduled adjournment for the year.

In 2002, after an adjournment from 2001 where some of the defendants failed to appear in court, Demir was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment which was reduced from 30 years as it was not clear who was the sole cause of the deaths.