Sentences with phrase «ever reaching the floor»

Silver's power as speaker to keep legislation he personally opposed from ever reaching the floor made it that much simpler for him always to vote yes.

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If you've ever reached around to grab a toy off the floor of your car while driving or picked your child's sippy cup off a grimy restaurant floor, you'll understand the need for this tether system.

Two years ago, Cahill demanded the county take over ever - increasing Safety Net (welfare) charges to the towns and the city and the cost of administering local election expenses in exchange for his allowing the bill authorizing the 1 percent add - on to reach the Assembly floor for a vote.

«Those will stay in place with the curriculum narrowed for so many pupils as schools work to ensure they reach an ever - rising bar, which means they are not deemed below the floor and labelled as failing,» she said, adding that the time had come to «stop moaning about the test» and «put the nail in the coffin of testing».

Many features can also be enjoyed solo, from playing against computer controlled characters across many of the game boards to the brand new single player Bowser's Tower mode, which challenges you to reach the top as you try your hand at minigames of ever - increasing difficulty: succeed to advance up one floor, else it's game over.

In recent years, wooden flooring has reached further than it ever has before, namely into traditionally tile - only areas like kitchens and entryways.