Sentence examples for yeas from inspiring English sources

Last month the Senate blocked a proposal for a bipartisan commission on deficit reduction: the yeas outnumbered the nays by 53 to 46, but failed to reach a supermajority.

The yeas outnumbered the nays by 53 to 46, but failed to reach the 60-vote supermajority.

Even as the bill was brought to the floor, the administration could not be sure it had all the yeas it needed.

Voting may be by ballot, by division (i.e., a rising, or standing, vote), by viva voce (a voice vote), by show of hands, by tellers who may take the count in various ways, and by yeas and nays (the clerk calling the roll and recording each vote).

The George Resolution, finally voted on, provided that treaties and other international agreements must not conflict with the Constitution, that votes on treaty ratification in the Senate must be determined by yeas and nays, and that "executive agreements" shall not become effective as internal law except by act of Congress.

It appealed to many 'traditional Labour voters' who may have drifted away, but also to young people looking for an alternative to long-term student debt and the prospect of being ripped off for yeas by private landlords.

"Yea, Daddy," cheered Nancy Cameron from the visitors' galley, egged on by her mother.

When women are GLOBALLY harassed and assaulted by men, less likely to be educated, less likely to be given leadership positions, less likely to earn as much money, ect..... Yea, I would be a bit angry too.

So Sigmar Gabriel, the SPD's boss, did something unusual: he negotiated a deal with Mrs Merkel, but then allowed the members of the SPD to vote by mail on whether to accept it.Today the result is in: 76% yea, 24% nay.

Through all the tension and human tribulation, Mr Crouch is a passionate yea-sayer.

For a start, he would hold a referendum to say yea or nay to a new constituent assembly, to reform the constitution.