Word: consenting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Senate met after a Sunday recess, the compromise machinery went into gear. Knowland offered a closure motion, and it was beaten, as he knew it would be. When the filibusterers began offering their amendments, Knowland asked for unanimous consent to limit debate. The filibustering bloc warned him that they would not stand for a knife at their throats, and Knowland backed down. An amendment to kill all domestic portions of the bill was beaten. Then an amendment to modify the patent features of the bill and extend the licensing period on atomic inventions from five to ten years was passed...
...question Opposition Leader Clement Attlee asked was barbed: "In view of the statements which were made by the present Prime Minister on the absolute necessity of having troops in Egypt for the defense of the Suez canal . . . may I ask whether this agreement has the Prime Minister's consent?" There was a roar of delight from the Labor benches; Churchill looked hurt. Slowly he rose, and the House fell quiet. He spread his arms wide and said simply: "I am convinced that it is absolutely necessary...
...said it gave him a good feeling and that he felt peaceful. He had once been a member of a volunteer Los Angeles Fire Department before getting into trouble, and he came to the show wearing a fireman's cap." Says Coates: "It's amazing how people consent to appear on our show. I can't believe it's anything but exhibitionism in most cases. We don't pay them anything. If they're broke and we feel 15 bucks will help them for a few days, we give them that. We salestalk them...
...College is between Administration, the Overseers step in and achieve a bit of additional control over the Corporation. Even in these instances, however, the Overseers have little authority. For example, when the Corporation selected Eliot as their choice for President in 1869, they were required to get the consent of the Overseers. Some members of the Faculty, principally the classicists and scientists, were unalterably opposed to him, however, and influenced the Overseers to reject him. Eliot's nomination was returned to the Corporation on April 21. By May 19, the Overseers had decided to agree after all. The Corporation...
...Overseers, in theory, also have the right to debate and give consent to all major legation and appointments from assistant professor upwards. In the past4WILLIAM MARBURY Corporation...