Sentences with phrase «legislation during their time in office»
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tatiana Martins had urged a conviction, saying there was a «mountain of evidence» that Silver was making millions of dollars by utilizing a form of extortion that stemmed from his enormous power over legislation during his time in office.
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He's the head of the Commission, responsible for proposing legislation, and the first country leaving the EU will happen during his time in office.
During its time in office, New Labour passed a remarkable volume of legislation.
A «great repeal bill» will scrape unnecessary criminal legislation, of which there was a great deal during New Labour's time in office - one new offence every day, to be precise.
«We also propose to address an oversight in existing legislation passed during the previous Government's time in office which allows a candidate standing for a single party in a UK parliamentary election to use an emblem on their ballot paper, but does not allow jointly nominated candidates to do so.
During that time, I was selected by the Civil Policy and Legislation Office at the former B.C. Ministry of Attorney General to assist in the drafting of the new Family Law Act.