9 sentences with 'votes'
Example sentences and phrases with the word votes and other words derived from it.
• « The Nazis lost millions of votes in the following Reichstag elections, and Hitler even briefly considered suicide. »
• « Elected to Parliament in 1979, he became an assistant whip (in charge of gathering party members for crucial votes) in 1983, and then, in September 1984, whip for finance ministry affairs. »
• « Meanwhile, the majorities he won in general elections grew steadily. In 1987 he outpolled his nearest rival by 2,744 votes - the largest Conservative majority in the country. »
• « Much has happened since the day I told George Bush senior that his idea of a "kinder, gentler nation", which he expressed in his inauguration speech, was a nice thought, but it was not going to get us more votes. I used to repeat that the President could be all the kinder and gentler he wanted, but I would not be. How wrong I was! Nothing in life matters more than human beings; nothing sweeter than the touch of humanity. »
• « As the opinion of each of the voters was incorporated into the minutes of the meeting, the meeting continued into the night. It was therefore resolved that the Cabildo would count the votes the following day. »
• « 160 congressmen had voted to dismiss the viceroy, while, also by a majority of votes, it was agreed that the Cabildo should take charge until the appointment of a junta to govern until the deputies of the provinces were assembled. »
• « the representatives or potential representatives of the citizenry are organised into political parties that compete for the votes of the citizens; »
• « William Paterson introduced a New Jersey Plan to counter Madison's scheme, proposing that all states have equal votes in a unicameral national legislature. »