Commissioners

It seems to me that video directors (and worse still the label commissioners) often don't take the time to understand what an artist is about.

But they are allowed to remain commissioners until the President and Congress approve their replacements. ❋ Amanda Terkel (2010)

I have yet to meet anyone who believes the prime minister's obsession with bringing in directly elected police commissioners is a good idea. ❋ Ed Balls (2010)

It should survive if trust in our elected commissioners is ever to be restored. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Finally, the cabinet and president chose the commissioners from a shortlist. ❋ Eisikovits, Nir (2009)

Their combined use here, in the presence of commissioners from the industry and the national administration, suggests a willingness to ignore or suspend the rules for the sake of improvements bearing economic and artistic significance. ❋ Unknown (2006)

FDA COMMISSIONER: The turnover and the short - term commissioners in recent years has been scandalous. ❋ Unknown (2007)

For it means Roosevelt received the letter before–a month before–he called the commissioners in to see him one at a time, to hear each explain things in his own words. ❋ DAVID McCULLOUGH. (2005)

Indeed, at the recent Canadian Tax Foundation Conference in Montreal, Mr. Harvey Perry, one of the commissioners, is reported as saying: One of the recommendations the Carter Commission nearly made, but didn't, is that one of the very earliest exercises in reviewing programmes should be in the area of social welfare. ❋ Unknown (1967)

The practicality of the commissioners is unmistakable at times, for example in omitting to suggest a $25.00 per day limitation on the deductible living costs of members of parliament. ❋ Unknown (1967)

Moreover, one of the Southern commissioners is here back in London debating, or, rather, ready to debate, with Lord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon the expediency of recognition. ❋ Unknown (1864)

Federal commissioners to meet commissioners from the insurgent States to consider if any plan may be adopted, consistent with the honour and dignity of the national Government, by which the present civil war may be brought to a close, is not inconsistent with the honour and dignity of the Federal Government, but, as an indication of the spirit which animates the adhering States would, in any event, tend to strengthen ❋ Unknown (1863)

The Federal Government has, it is said, notified to the representatives of foreign Powers that it will cease to hold intercourse with any nation which recognises commissioners from the seceding States; and it is reported that the Governors of all the Free ❋ Unknown (1861)

The commissioners from the latter remained at Washington, but had not been recognised by the ❋ Unknown (1861)