Sentences with phrase «only member of that chamber»

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Until the damage of the government buildings by a Nazi bomb, members of the British House of Commons were proud to point to the dents on the door of their chamber made by the ring on the finger of the king's messenger sent to summon them to hear the speech from the throne; he might not enter, for this was the domain of the common Englishman; he could only stand at the door and humbly invite.

Despite Chambers's constant reminders that the East Brooklyn pastors and church members look at their condition directly and soberly, the numbers grew at each meeting At first only seven congregations found it possible to come up with the necessary dues: Our Lady of Mercy, Our Lady of Presentation, St. John Cantius.

The chamber can only seat 427 of the 650 members.

Members of the U.S. House of Representative, of the U.S. Senate, the President and the Vice President can not be recalled by the voters, only by impeachment in the case of the President and Vice President, the 25th Amendment in the case of the President, and expulsion by their respective chambers in the case of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.

«Speaking in the chamber is only one of the ways members hold the government to account and this research ignores members» contributions including amending legislation, asking the government written questions and serving on select committees — more than 320 members served on committees in the last session of parliament — as well as parliamentary work away from the chamber.

Only the UK and Lesotho have a system that allows some members of the second chamber to inherit their office.

Libous privately argued to members of his conference that Bloomberg, who has contributed $ 1.2 million to the Senate GOP since 2003, is unlikely to continue his support given the close split in the chamber and should therefore not be put ahead of the gun lobby, which not only has deep pockets, but also passionate grassroots advocates in crucial upstate districts.

Saraki, however, said members of the upper chamber had resolved to start consideration of the 2016 Appropriation Bill on January 19, 2016 with only the original document submitted to the National Assembly by Buhari.

The document recommended a chamber made up of half elected members, 30 per cent political appointees and 20 per cent non-political nominations - but Mr Straw emphasised that this was only his view and was not endorsed by the cabinet (full story).

The IDC members were the only senators to vote «no» on Tier 6, while the Democrats all walked out of the chamber to avoid casting a vote one way or another.

That leaves 31 elected Republicans, who now hold a 32 - seat majority in the chamber only by counting Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn, as a member of their ruling conference.

Conducted by the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE), it found that 89 % of member businesses were opposed to a UK exit from the EU, while only 7 % were in favour.

The OCE, which was established in 2008 as part of the Democrats» effort to clean up the ethics and public image of the House, has jurisdiction only over members of the lower chamber.

In the view of Senator Brad Hoylman, a West Side Democrat who is his chamber's only out LGBT member, at least 10 seats are in play, with nine of them currently held by Republicans.

State Sen. Brad Hoylman (D - Manhattan), the only openly gay member of that chamber, called Feinman an «historic and inspired candidate.»

Won't work past 2 pm: «Making good on Sen. John McCain's threat to withhold all Republican cooperation from Democrats in the Senate in retribution for the majority party using reconciliation to pass health care reform, the GOP used the rule that states committees can only meet when the chamber is in session with the unanimous consent of all members.»

Not only is Connie an active member of DATIA (Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association), SAPAA, BBB, WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council), but she also supports numerous Chambers of Commerce throughout Texas.

Only available on the Nintendo GameCube until now, Resident Evil Zero brings Rebecca Chambers — rookie member of S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team — to Raccoon City, where she must investigate a series of gruesome murders.

It told the story of Rebecca Chambers, the only surviving member of the STARS Bravo team, and featured partner zapping with a new male character, Billy Coen.

The downside of the rise of micro-journalism is the equivalent rise in micro-readership: tiny echo chambers all over the world whose members want to hear only what they already believe.