Sentences with phrase «a show of hands»

According to Politico, Trump «asked for a show of hands from Republicans on whom they favored as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve» during a Senate lunch earlier this week.

So if voting isn't meant to break a tie, what's the purpose of getting a show of hands on an issue that's holding up your meeting?

In a speech I gave this week to a large room of directors in Montreal, I asked for a show of hands on how many directors use iPads.

When I asked for a show of hands, most of the room did not do this.

Then I'd ask them by a show of hands how many of them answered the question from the perspective of «this room, in this course, the one they just happen to have scheduled right now.»

It was a way of declaring that the March on Washington wasn't just a show of hands or a flurry of words.

By a show of hands how many people would be happy to have only been down 6.8 % this year?

But, lets say the bishop of the local Catholic diocese took a public poll during Sunday mass and asked for a show of hands as to how many of his congregants use an unapproved form of birth control?

So, sorry... we can't just take a show of hands on the matter.

I don't want a church that asks for a show of hands to change «policieis» I want the truth.

There is no voting or show of hands, especially not by people who know next to nothing about the subject, like politicians and average Joe bloggers.

I personally think every debate should begin with a show of hands on who thinks people and dinosaurs coexisted!

By a show of hands, how many of you have ever had Imo's pizza?

Show of hands: who celebrates Valentine's Day?

Can I get a show of hands (or Pinterest shares, maybe?)

Show of hands: who else gets dangerously hangry?

In a show of hands, I'd have to throw in not just my hand, but probably the whole deck.

Show of hands!!

«It caused a bit of a stir to begin with but after a debate about the environmental impact MFM would have, the motion passed easily — roughly 85 per cent from a show of hands,» said Dennis.

Let's take a show of hands of who thought this Team would finish in 6th place all the way back in November?

Let me see a show of hands..

There was also subtle pressure - the random older woman in a restaurant who asked me if I would be breastfeeding; the infant care classes where formula feeding wasn't even mentioned; the nurse on my maternity ward tour who warned us that we'd be woken up every two hours to nurse, and asked for a show of hands: how many in the group were going to be breastfeeding?

You asked for a show of hands of ladies who provide care for pregnant women.

Show of hands: Who loves having a clean house?

A quick show of hands reveals that half of the students in Nancy Herrera's eighth - period health class for girls at Amundsen High School have friends their own age with at least one child.

A show of hands later in the meeting indicated that most would not be opposed to seeing a compromise plan.

But the audience was then asked for a show of hands to establish «who shares that confidence» — and not a single hand was raised by any of the farmers present.

A show of hands suggested that information on this change has yet to percolate down to those working in the field of domestic violence.

But party sources said the coalition agreement had been opposed by no more than a dozen delegates in a show of hands.

(At one point he asked for a show of hands of who had read it, earning a tart rebuke from Chairman Ryan McMahon).

«Can I just get a get quick show of hands, how many people think we need 500 officials to operate the Onondaga County government?

During the State of the County address, Mahoney said, «Can I just get a get quick show of hands, how many people think we need 500 officials to operate the Onondaga County government?

The meeting had started badly for the Corbynites, with the left losing a vote 17 - 15 by a show of hands on whether the final vote should be by a secret ballot.

Mainline Democrats moved to appeal the ruling — which would force a debate and vote on the issues — but members failed to garner a majority show of hands to support their appeal.

Although the show of hands in favor of the reform proposals was almost unanimous, the preceding 2 days of debate were far from docile.

At a meeting in Western Canada between the directors of the NSERC and some 170 researchers and graduate students, a young physicist asked members of the audience to give their opinion about collaborative grants by a show of hands.

When I give talks since the book has come out I ask people, you know, by show of hands if they've seen or read Cymbeline.

Votes that concern missions, plans, and other impersonal items can be done by show of hands, as the Council sees fit.

The new paper, in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, is more quantitative than that informal show of hands.

I used to ask for a show of hands.

By a show of hands, how many of you know your skin type?

Show of hands who was team Whitney on The Hills?

Thus, a pair of red shoes, emphasizing the overall behavior of a woman, her face, gait, show of hands every move she makes are in the hands of red - soled shoes.

By a show of hands, who remembers that I love snow?

Here's a show of hands for recapturing the bohemian spirit.

, Lady Manhattan blouse (old, similar here), Candies heels (last seen here, similar here), Vintage bag (new options here and here), Druzy ring from The House of Findings, Vintage earrings (similar here) Here's a show of hands for recapturing the bohemian spirit.

C'm on, show of hands... that's what I thought... no one.

Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry asked for a show of hands to confirm her status Tuesday as the lone unmarried member of the Council of State.

When I asked for a show of hands, it appeared that 80 % of the audience had tried online dating, yet they were filled with pain and frustrated with the process.

Match making service is available for singles at, an free online dating site that Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry asked for a show of hands to confirm her status Tuesday as the lone unmarried member of the Council of State.