Sentences with phrase «fills seats at»

The board said it intends to nominate Alexandre Van Damme to fill the seat at the upcoming shareholder meeting.

Dozens of bishops and more than 300 priests from across the church followed, filling the seats at the front of the cathedral, where the late cardinal's coffin rested before the altar.

He made sure that prom tickets were free for students who passed state tests, hosted banquets for honor roll students with free food and T - shirts, and filled the seats at Back to School Nights.

Filling the seats at the first three Ultra Culture Cinema events was no walk in the park: we were up against competing previews, a World Cup semi-final and the general public's general disinterest in Harmony...

Some authors use their e-books to build authority and land lucrative public speaking gigs, or fill seats at their live or online conferences.

Houston's art - world glitterati always filled the seats at Merce Cunningham Dance Company's concerts, eager to experience his unique, abstract fusion of bodies, art and music.

Not exact matches

Had Vitter stepped down, the Democratic governor of Louisiana at the time would presumably have appointed a Democrat to temporarily fill his seat — an important factor in a closely divided Senate.

Airlines are getting better at filling all the seats in the economy class cabin, but when seats are empty, it's nice to be able to stretch out.

At the time, Kalanick inserted a provision that gave him the «absolute right» to select three directors to fill the seats.

At times, it feels like an absurd arms race, with colleges and universities building bigger stadiums and more grandiose practice facilities, then feeling the pressure to fill those seats.

As shown in the chart above, the percentage of seats filled — or the load factor — for domestic flights has remained fairly flat at 85 percent in recent years, Bespoke said.

The industry has become better at consistently filling seats by balancing aircraft fleets and routes with demand and has also invested in improving the customer experience (e.g. new aircraft, terminal upgrades etc.).

The independent seat will oftentimes be left vacant at closing, with the intention of filling the seat sometime after closing.

Last spring, after a lapse of some 15 years, a baccalaureate service was held at Cornell University, and almost all 2,000 seats in Bailey Hall were filled.

At Harvard nearly half the seats on the Board of Overseers had been filled by clergy; by 1894 those fifteen had been reduced to one.

All available seats at the retreat have been filled, and registration is now closed.

Millions of people flock to Mecca each year all at one time for the Haj and it gets larger and larger every year, therefore that one must be even better than someone who can fill up 4,000 seats, yes?

If you are carb - conscious, you'll be happy to know my BBB are so satisfying, nourishing and filling you will enjoy them even sans bun, so as not to pile on too many carbs at one seating.

Too bad for us but nice for them that it's so crowded after work, it's not easy to get a seat at the bar and the tables fill up fast.

Former Tesco executive Christine Cross and one - time Kellogg chief David Mackay revealed they would not be seeking re-election as independent directors, leaving Mr Cairns with three seats to fill at the boardroom table.

After I dropped the name of Chef Mody of La Porte des Indes, we were seated at the best table in the house, next to the pool of giant koi that had a little produce - filled boat floating in it that was evocative of Thailand's floating market outside Bangkok that we had visited years before.

Seats still fill up fast, but there's an interim bar of sorts where you can drink a cocktail until a spot at the actual bar opens up.

Moreover, in some places where the U.S. might be clearing $ 150 at best on this venture, little black children, their faces pressed up against the gates, were not permitted in to fill empty seats because they did not have the dime or quarter for a ticket.

Even the normal seats aren't selling at the moment, and everyone knows that big players are a draw, and we've just got rid of a major one, so unless there's a replacement, there's no way the seats will be filled.

Finally, there was the Dutch pair of Wennemars and Jan Bos, whosecountrymen filled close to half of the 8,250 - seat arena; both were ahead ofDavis's pace at the 600 - yard mark but flamed out.

Arsenal meet Stoke at the Emirates Stadium this weekend and usually fill most of their 60,260 seats in the ground, meaning a large amount going towards vulnerable people.

Arsenal report that they have over 58.000 seats filled at every game, but it is blindingly obvious that they may have sold that many season tickets, but more and more supporters can't be bothered using them despite our good home record.

Montoya had read in aCanadian newspaper that Casey Mears, one of Ganassi's Nextel Cup drivers, wasleaving at the end of the»06 season for Hendrick Motorsports, which meant thatGanassi would have a seat to fill.

Having read Babywise at the advice of a childless friend, I knew I would put my newborn on a schedule and fill my maternity leave with useful pursuits like crossing items off my to - do list and initiating sewing projects with the baby by my side in a bouncy seat.

More than 150 people packed a small meeting room at the Mallinckrodt Community Center in the North Shore suburb Thursday night — filling every seat, lining the aisles and filling the hallway outside.

We at Potty Training Concepts understand this and have created an area filled with disposable toilet seat covers to look through.

It comes with 3 air filled tires, which measures 12 inches and with the fixing of the second seat at the back, this stroller leads in the area of maneuverability.

Reviews so far are at 4 1/2 stars across different web retailers for the seating versatility and the great maneuverability and suspension with the three air - filled tires.

Given that our number of openings can be fewer than our number of qualified applicants, we do at times maintain an active wait list until our seats for the next fall are all filled.

With 14 applicants vying for a seat left vacant by outgoing board president Sam Black in Glen Ellyn District 41, school board members this week selected Cathryn Wilkinson, the former associate dean of Fine and Applied Arts at the College of DuPage to fill the spot.

The newborn padding included with the Cloud Q fills some of the space in the bottom of the car seat so that smaller babies are at a better angle in the seat.

I like aisle seats at the back of the plane (close to the bathroom and often the last seats to fill up).

Speaking at an unrelated press conference on the New York City Housing Authority, IDC Leader Jeff Klein suggested the conference would play a role in filling the seat in the Senate being vacated by Sen. George Latimer, who was elected Westchester County executive earlier this month and leaves Albany at the end of the year.

Diaz, along with Sen. George Latimer, will leave office at the end of the year and have their seats filled in special elections to be called after the state budget is completed, based on a Democratic unity push for the state Senate.

There are currently just two circuses that continue to use wild animals in England and reports have suggested that at least one of those businesses is struggling to fill seats as people vote with their feet and stay away.

The heads of the borough's two major parties are expected to name their nominees to replace former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner by later this week at the earliest after Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a Sept. 13 special election to fill the vacant 9th Congressional District seat in Forest Hills.

Republicans will retain control of the Senate at least until April 24, when special Senate elections will fill two vacant Senate seats representing heavily Democratic areas of the Bronx and Westchester County.

At 12:16 p.m., Paterson's office sent out a news release saying he called a special election for Sept. 15, Primary Day, to fill the seat.

Once Pheffer departs, there will be three vacant Assembly seats — all of which could be filled via special election at the call of the governor.

Filling those seats, held by Sens. George Latimer and Ruben Diaz who are leaving office at the end of the year after winning local elections, is key to the plan for reconciling the two factions of Democrats in the state Senate.

The winner of the primary between Liedy and Luthmann will face off against Republican James Oddo for the seat, currently filled by James Molinaro, who will be term - limited out of office at the end of the year.

Paterson initially said he wanted to call a special election as quickly as possible to fill the vacant seat but later backtracked, citing excessive costs at a time when the state's budget is in disarray.

Fred Stevens fills out his ballot while voting at the Sportsmen's Club of Clifton Park on Tuesday in N.Y.. Two Republican primaries were held in the district for candidates running for seats in the state Senate and Assembly.

Even without Hein, the race to fill the 19th District seat, which Gibson will vacate at the end of 2016, already has an extensive slate.

Should special elections be called to fill the two Democratically controlled seats that will be vacated at the end of this year — and assuming Democrats win those seats — there again would be 32 members of the Democratic Party in the Senate, enough to control the majority.