6 sentences with 'presidency'
Example sentences and phrases with the word presidency and other words derived from it.
• « In 1983, Treholt visited Athens, while Greece held the presidency of the European Economic Community, and engaged in corrupt activities, most notoriously refusing to accept the EEC as a body capable of condemning the destruction of the South Korean airliner. »
• « Amid the chaos, Napoleon Bonaparte's nephew, Louis Napoleon, successfully ran for the presidency of the Republic, winning largely on the sheer power of his name. »
• « In a fateful decision with continuing reverberations in the present, the W. Bush presidency used the War on Terror as an excuse to resolve "unfinished business" in Iraq as well. »
• « As he was about to finish his long speech announcing Michael Dukakis' candidacy for the US presidency at the 1988 Democratic convention, Bill Clinton realised that he had not made a good impression. »
• « One of the main centres of opposition to the viceroy was in Montevideo, where his authority was rejected and a Junta de Gobierno was formed under the presidency of Francisco Javier de Elío. »
• « The presidency of the legislative assembly was entrusted to the deputy Pedro Medrano, to be renewed monthly from May onwards. José Mariano Serrano from Alto Peru and Juan José Paso from Buenos Aires were elected as permanent secretaries. »