Sentences with phrase «over the seat held»

Meng was first elected to represent Flushing in 2008 and re-elected in 2010, taking over the seat held by her father, Jimmy Meng, who in 2004 became the first Asian - American elected to the state legislature.

Sparaco's profile as an entrepreneur and Navy vet contrasts starkly with Zebrowski, who took over the seat held by his late father.

Not exact matches

Time and again the Works Council, or Betriebsrat, which holds eight of VW's 20 board seats, has played a decisive role, mobilizing the support of the state government to get its way over the interests of private shareholders.

This combination of a damaged personal brand, a lack of necessary electoral data, and local dissatisfaction over Brexit, meant that Goldsmith faced an uphill battle to hold onto his seat.

TIM will still hold its AGM on Tuesday to approve financial results and confirm Amos Genish as chief executive, but the standoff over the board seats will now be delayed to another shareholder meeting scheduled for May.

TIM will still hold its AGM on Tuesday to approve financial results for 2017 and confirm Amos Genish as chief executive, but the standoff over the board seats will now be delayed to another shareholder meeting scheduled for May.

Only two Democrats have held the seat in over 100 years, with Rep. Michael Doyle serving until 2003.

As the chart above illustrates, there is an interesting correlation between the seat - advantage a minority government holds over the official Opposition, and the length of time between general elections when the minority is in power.

After the 1972 general election, Pierre Trudeau's Liberals held a mere two - seat advantage over Robert Stanfield's Progressive Conservatives.

(Merely as a point of interest, consider that the average seat - advantage these six minorities held over their official Opposition was roughly 14, while the average number of months from their initial election victory to the next tilt was about 15.)

Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Arsenal FC highlights: Arsenal still holding out their top seat in current English Premier League standings after successfully bagging an important away win over struggling Crystal Palace side this Saturday.

Borussia Moenchengladbach keeping hold of their top four seat in Bundesliga this weekend after picking up an important home win over Schalke on Saturday.

The Vicarage Road Stand was formerly an open terrace before being rebuilt in 1993 where it is now all seated and can hold over 2,000 away fans behind the goal.

Just over 2 years later, my husband, 11 - month - old daughter, and I had an overflowing luggage cart that held 2 large suitcases (overweight), 2 stuffed - to - the - brim carry - ons, and a car seat.

I look out over Austin as I'm writing about San Francisco but that's how tour is - time just spirals away from you until the best you can do is hold onto your seat and hope that it's a seat on the correct plane at least.

Most booster seats are not secured to the vehicle seat with the seat belt or lower anchor and tether but simply rest on the vehicle seat and are held in place once the seat belt is fastened over a child.

The rocking seat is designed to hold babies no heavier than 15 pounds who are not yet able to roll over on their own.

Nothing helped, I sang, talked to her, her CD played, but she kept screaming, so finally I reached over from the driver's seat and held her tiny hand.

There's no elastic to hold the edges around the car seat, but the fabric drapes nicely over the edges without any struggle.

You have the Ingenuity Inlighten 2 - in - 1 Cradling Swing listed as holding up to 30 lbs, I own it, an in the manual it say on page 2 Use the product only if the child meets ALL of the following conditions: • Can not sit up by himself or herself (approximately six months of age) • Is not an active child who may be able to climb out of the seat • Weighs more than 3 kg and less than 9 kg 9 kg happens to be 19.8 lbs not 30 lbs, I've gone over it an nowhere does it say 30 lbs.

Pros - Looks stylish especially brown leather detailing Very roomy, good for growing baby Easy latch system with isofix, good for car users Spacious storage beneath pram Easy brake system Cons - Car seat does not match rest of pram Slight rock to it Not good for rough pavements best for flat shopping centre type floors otherwise baby is shaking all over the shop (i guess this is where rubber wheels come in) Not good over kerbs no foot tilt to help Handle poor design when folded away the handle scratches on the floor Cant fit into fiesta boot The hood keeps falling backward when walking, not robust to hold itself Could be slightly smoother at turning corners Overall the venti is a good looking pram however due to the comfort of the drive i would not recommend it as a sleeping newborn quickly wakes up due to the rattling.

Convertible car seats are considered to be some of the best because they are easy to install and hold up well over time.

The car seat is not designed to hold tight to the shopping cart, and having a heavy car seat up top makes the cart... MORE top - heavy and more likely to tip over.

Around and around we went, with me bent over and holding on to the seat.

It is the same as holding them over a toilet seat.

Children over 2 can sleep with a pillow and younger children can be held or kept upright in their car seat as this will make it easier for the ear to drain.

Anney Hall: So yeah that's right, so yesterday she fell asleep with her hand holding the ring [Audience says Aww] and in the car seat which was pretty awesome and so yeah, very interactive and rolling, not so much rolling over but just rolling on her side picking up her feet and I need to do more tummy time, I forgot to do that part.

Sit him in his infant or car seat, or hold him up over your shoulder when awake.

Before infants develop the strength to hold up their heads at around 4 months, they may slump over when placed in a seated position.

That seat was held by longtime Republican Senator Jim Alesi, until Democrat Ted O'Brien took over the seat last year.

The Transit Workers Union and the Working Families Party is at odds over the push directed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help flip Republican - held House seats in New York.

If United Russia were able to secure just under 50 per cent of the popular vote in the party - list competition, along with the lower estimate of seats in the singe - mandate district races, it would end up with over 270 seats, more than it now holds.

Democrats are hopeful that their national momentum since the election of Trump will carry over into New York, where they're trying to wrestle away from Republicans the state Assembly seats previously held by Steve McLaughlin and Pete Lopez.

Larkin is expected to run again, and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted earlier this month he isn't losing any sleep over the incumbent's chances of holding the seat for the GOP.

Republican Fred Akshar holds a 28 percentage point lead over Democratic candidate Barbara Fiala in the special election to fill a state Senate seat in the Southern Tier, according to a Time Warner Cable News / Siena College poll released this evening.

The state Independence Party has endorsed Republican Matt Doheny's challenge to Democratic Rep. Bill Owens in NY - 23 — a move that could prove significant in the GOP's effort to win back the North Country seat it had held for over a century until last year's special election loss.

Because the selection will the made by the full Legislature, the overwhelming Democratic majority in the 150 - seat Assembly has far more influence over the process than the 63 - seat state Senate, where Republicans hold a bare majority along with Brooklyn's Sen. Simcha Felder.

Flanagan, who took over the top Senate post from the indicted Dean Skelos in the spring and began worrying that an «open» Staten Island seat would be won by Democrats, convinced the popular Lanza to stay out of the DA's race with promises of added power and influence, undermining the GOP's chance of recapturing the seat that had been held by Republican Daniel Donovan Jr., elected to Congress in May, a GOP insider said.

But with the two parties sharing power in Albany and each holding a veto over the redistricting process, it is probably inevitable that one of the two seats the state loses will be a Democratic - held one.

Over the weekend, Alexander, the beleaguered Lib Dem MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, openly urged Tory and Labour voters in his Highland's seat to support his bid to hold it against an insurgent Scottish National party challenger, Highlands council leader Drew Hendry.

Democrats are hopeful that their national momentum since the election of President Donald Trump will carry over into New York, where they're trying to wrestle away from Republicans the state Assembly seats previously held by Steve McLaughlin and Pete Lopez.

In the south and the midlands, where general elections are determined, Labour holds just 49 out of 302 seats, and the swing against it was over 9 % in many seats.

As discussed above, in Brooklyn's 22nd Senatorial District, Republican Martin J. Golden held onto his seat over challenger Dem James T. Kemmerer.

McMahon also secured a 10,835 majority over UKIP's John Bickley, who was tipped as Labour's strongest contender for the so - called Labour «safe seat» which Labour has held for the last 45 years.

It's dangerous to extrapolate too much from any single special election, but the trend is clear across nearly all of the special contests over the past year: Democrats are over-performing and Republicans are struggling to hold open seats.

During an election marked by turmoil over term limits and a tempestuous Democratic primary season, Queens Republicans last week gained two seats in the City Council and solidified their hold over a third in a borough where the GOP is heavily outnumbered.

A 63rd Senate seat would likely help keep the Republicans, who hold a slim one seat majority, in power in the Senate, even though over the last several years the number of Republicans in the state is declining, while the number of Democrats is growing.

We have the Liberal Democrats in government with us and they have fewer women ministers and MPs than we do, but I think 50 % would be difficult to get to by 2020 but if you look at the candidates we're selecting, including candidates in replacement seats, Conservative - held seats, I think over 33 % are women candidates.

The area of the capital with the strongest Conservative vote, Edinburgh Pentlands was held by the late David McLetchie until 2011 when Gordon MacDonald won the seat for the SNP leaping from third place in 2007, leaving the Conservatives over 1000 votes behind.

Murray's sizeable majority and long - time incumbency means she retains a sizeable advantage over her competitors, although if predictions of SNP success are borne out, this may well not be enough for her to hold the seat.