Sentences with phrase «by wide»

Support for the bill is strong in the State Senate, where it has passed by a wide margin each of the past five years.

Vernon went on to become the lieutenant governor nominee on the Democratic ticket, which lost by a wide margin to Gov. Terry E. Branstad.

At the Capitol, many «routine» bills pass without debate and by wide margins.

Mr. Goodman, who is 34 and runs a corporate advisory firm focused on aerospace and defense industries, takes the helm of the Republican Committee after a disappointing campaign in which its candidates for supervisor and town board were defeated by wide margins and just two of its nine candidates for town trustee prevailed in the November election.

(Compas, who lost by a wide margin, also had access to voter database software that most state - level Democratic candidates have available.)

Most forecasts underestimated the Conservative seat total by a wide margin.

There is a concerted effort by a wide range of interests to get New York voters to approve Proposition Three on the November ballot two weeks from now.

On election night, she lost by a wide margin.

In the Assembly race, Mr. Losquadro said he picked up votes in several districts that had Mr. Alessi ahead by a wide margin.

Though voters re-elected Hevesi by a wide margin, he was forced to resign in order to avoid jail time as delivered by Albany County D.A. David Soares.

Cuomo's GOTV effort has also taken on a bit more significance now that he's facing a GOP nominee who won his own primary by a wide margin, fueled by upstate economic anger and an organic base stemming in part from his role as an employer in Western New York.

Paladino is recruiting a New Yorkers for Trump support team, increasing his efforts after the real - estate mogul won the GOP New Hampshire primary by a wide margin.

Following participation in the Food Supply Chain summit attended by a wide range of organisations representing the breadth of UK food supply and production, Dawn Howard, NOAH Chief Executive said: «NOAH members help ensure the health of UK's food producing animals, contributing to excellent welfare standards — part of the success story that is British farming, food production and supply.

He was beaten by Monserrate's former aide, Julissa Ferreras, who was supported by a wide range of people often at odds — including both Monserrate and Peralta, who didn't always get along.

As Jon well knows, Luke supported Yvette during the leadership campaign and his views are, broadly, supported by a wide plularity of those 40 % of the electorate that voted for Liz, Yvette or Andy — around 60 % of the then membership.

After passing by a wide margin in the State Assembly, the bill was defeated by an eight - vote margin in the Senate despite a vigorous lobbying effort spearheaded by the Empire State Pride Agenda.

Last year, the Assembly passed our bill by a wide margin, with broad bipartisan support.

New Yorkers favor the passage of a bill to give child sex abuse victims more time to file criminal charges and civil lawsuits by a wide margin, yet that proposal — the Child Victims Act — has once again died in Albany.

By a wide margin, 57 - 25 percent, likely voters say they will vote «no» on the Constitutional Convention proposal on next week's ballot.

But it remains to be seen how deeply the controversy will affect the race for governor, where Cuomo is still the front - runner by a wide margin.

We recognise consumers can be put off by the wide range of financial products available.

Cox also acknowledged that New York is «not a swing state» since President Obama will most likely win the state by a wide margin as he did in 2008 (and every Democratic presidential candidate has for a generation).

The three senators, Adriano Espaillat, Toby Ann Stavisky and Neil Breslin, won by wide margins.

Are these compatible with the kinds of behavior promoted by wide use of markets?

Similar to their behavior in the early primary states, white women once again supported Clinton by a wide margin.

Last night inside the Charles River West conference room of the Newton Marriott, the Massachusetts Republican State Committee ignored the candidacy of fellow State Committeeman Bill McCarthy & by secret ballot re-elected Chairwoman Jennifer Nassour to another two - year term by a wide margin.

Erik Martin Dilan won the 54th Assembly District by a wide margin; Latrice Monique Walker had an easy time in the 55th.

Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are used by a wide variety of industries to circumvent the $ 5,000 annual corporate contribution limit in New York State campaign finance law, relying on the New York State Board of Elections» 1996 determination to treat LLCs as individuals, subject to a $ 150,000 annual contribution limit.

William Colton won by a wide margin in the 47th AD, as did Dov Hikind in the 48th.

The Governor's favorability rating was steady, but his job performance and re-elect ratings slipped a little, according to Siena, which says voters prefer Cuomo by wide margins over a potential Democratic challenger, Cynthia Nixon, and either of the leading Republican challengers.

The most recent polling for Gillibrand's own race has her leading opponent Wendy Long by wide margins — 64 to 27 percent, says a September Quinnipiac poll — and so the New York senator has sufficient leeway to throw her time and resources behind other campaigns, an unusual luxury for a politician and a traditional path for New York figures to a measure of national power.

Local environmentalists are thanking voters for their overwhelming approval of the Community Preservation Fund, a proposition that was approved Tuesday by wide margins in each of the five East End towns.

In the 59th AD, Roxanne J. Persaud won by a wide margin; in the 60th AD, Charles Barron (see above) easily took back home the seat over Leroy Bates, by a margin of 94 to six percent.

He lost to Mark Weprin by a wide margin.

In Brooklyn's 18th Senatorial District, Martin Malave Dilan won by a wide margin.

The World Bank report noted that the resulting forecasts form basis for budget planning, adding that «these forecasts are frequently inaccurate, often by wide margins; ideally, oil - revenue projections should err on the side underestimation, as overestimating future revenues can disrupt investment execution and undermine debt sustainability.»

Sen. Charles Schumer, who is expected to win his re-election bid by a wide margin, took the stage about 30 minutes after the polls closed, saying it's a «sacred opportunity» to serve another six - year term in the US Senate.

The Broadway Democrats, a party club on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, voted last night by a wide margin to endorse insurgent gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon against her primary target, incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Such a static and retrogressive view of what are essentially peoples» movements fuelled by genuine concerns of power devolution and resource control, and accentuated by wide spread human rights abuses by military and para-military forces in the province, is indicative of the security establishment's pre-eminence in decision - making with regards to this and other issues.

Since then, he has been re-elected every year by a wide margin, making his seat one of the safest in Congress).

The ban, whch was brought in by Theresa May in order to bring the UK in line with other European countries, has been criticised by a wide variety of drug experts for having no evidential backing.

Gillibrand's approach makes sense, given the fact that she's consistently shown beating Long by a wide double - digit margin and has managed to keep her own approval rating hovering at a respectable — though hardly stellar — 50 percent.

The structural deficit is now forecast to be not a surplus of 0.9 per cent of GDP but a deficit of 1.2 per cent of GDP in 2015 - 16 — breaking that objective by a wide margin, even with the extra spending cuts that have now been programmed in for that year.

Little boys who are learning to stand while «doing their business» seem to miss the target by a wide margin, hitting the seat, floor... and wall.

I have made an apple and a banana as a main icon for the fruit as these seem to be the most accepted by a wide variety of kids.

Health promotion practice must acknowledge that health behaviour is influenced by a wide range of personal, social and cultural factors, as Hepworth argues, health promotion practice involves «social phenomena, wide - reaching cultural, psychological, political and ideological problems and issues» as well as biomedical and clinical ones -LSB-(Hepworth, 1997), p. 233].

By the way, the old advice, released back in 2000, had been directed mainly to allergy - prone families, but in my experience it had been adopted by a wide swath of the parenting public.

They are extra roomy and longer than most, so babies can easily lie flat and be protected from the sun by a wide canopy.

I first applied a coat of Superfood Nailkale Base Coat and was immediately impressed by the wide, flat design of the brush.

Carry your Claire by the wide cross-body strap or by the high - quality comfort handles - or pop it over your suitcase handle using our innovative built - in luggage sleeve.