Sentence examples for would have presided from inspiring English sources

If Benjamin Franklin had gotten his way, a gold-plated turkey would have presided atop every flagpole where the American bald eagle now stands.

Even so, he noted that Bill Clinton who set the gold standard for the art form known as "donor maintenance"—would have presided over the same event with more enthusiasm: "He would have stayed an extra hour".

"This should have been a plain and easy thing," said Michael P. McCleary, the county justice of the peace who worked alongside Mr. Bachmann in Precinct 1 and would have presided over Mr. Caffall's eviction case.

I might get out the hari-kari knife because I would have presided over a failure that is embarrassing to the Republicans and conservatives who have supported it and invested in it all these years.

Even so, he noted that Bill Clinton — who set the gold standard for the art form known as "donor maintenance" — would have presided over the same event with more enthusiasm: "He would have stayed an extra hour".

However, the 56-year-old was told he could take charge of the side to face Crewe at Wembley, even though Brown would have presided over two league fixtures by then.

Had such input been maintained, perhaps he'd have presided over fewer Tube strikes.

He pressed the chancellor for more detail on what services would be cut, saying by 2015 the coalition would already have presided over a 15,000 drop in the number of police officers, 4,000 fewer nurses and the closure of 500 Sure Start children's centres.

I would obviously like to have presided over a spectacular recovery [of the Lib Dems], rather than a gradual recovery, but events were beyond my control.

Voters must wonder: Would any mayor who took office as the recovery began have presided over similar growth?

Specifically, he is alleged to have presided over an attempt to flood the Internet with rumors that would have undermined the government.