Seconding

MR.A. W. MILES: Gentlemen, I take pleasure in seconding the motion. ❋ Unknown (1941)

MR.G. BISHOP: I have pleasure in seconding the motion. ❋ Unknown (1937)

GENERAL GUNN expressed to the speaker the thanks of the Club, and MR.F. B. FETHERSTONHAUGH in seconding the motion, referred to the fact that he had been president in 1912 of the first Aeronautical Society in Canada. ❋ Unknown (1927)

Still, Mme. de Marsan felt the want of aid in seconding the reform in the child's nature which she had so much at heart to bring about, and she cast her eyes on Mme. de Mackau, whose husband had been minister of the king at Ratisbon. ❋ Cl (1912)

I have very great pleasure in seconding that resolution of thanks to Professor Leacock. ❋ Unknown (1907)

Those men draw their ordinary military pay, and the calculation of this cost to the country is largely a matter of 'seconding' from various military duties, so that it is only an indirect expense to the Government. ❋ Unknown (1918)

This principle of 'seconding' might well be extended so as to cover (as is already done in the army) definite periods of study during which an official, on leave of absence with full pay, should acquire knowledge useful to his department; after which he should show the result of his work, not by the answering of examination questions, but by the presentation of a book or report of permanent value. ❋ Graham Wallas (1895)

Nearly all departmental officials are concerned with the organisation of non-departmental work more directly executive than their own, and part of a wise system of official training would consist in 'seconding' young officials for experience in the kind of work which they are to organise. ❋ Graham Wallas (1895)

Mr. Bergen ends his book by seconding a proposition from Mr. Scheuer that, whatever the ultimate fate of bin Laden and al Qaeda, they have accomplished their goal of instigating and inspiring. ❋ Michael B. Mukasey (2011)

And put me down as seconding Rob Mac. brewmn says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

"And that's what the programme aimed to do – a strategy that involved seconding 500 employees to work with Capita in a unique partnership." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Nalini, I'm seconding those good wishes for the RITA. ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

It looks like another Republican, Justice Anton Scalia (also seconding the argument made by the NYT editorial page on Saturday) agreed: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Xavier Davis is featured on piano, with young Ben Williams seconding on bass and Ulysses Owens Jr. handling drum duties. ❋ Ralph A. Miriello (2011)

I'm emphatically seconding Jaws 'recommendation of middle-period Le Guine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He appeared to be relying on (and seconding) news reports in the mainstream press. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I hadn't heard about the re release of the series so I am seconding Mr Strikes request for info on this matter. ❋ Grrm (2010)

When minutes of council meetings going back more than a year were pointed out to him on cross-examination, however, Velez acknowledged he did vote on issues involving all of those agencies, sometimes making or seconding a motion for approval himself. ❋ AP (2011)

On that note, I'm seconding the motion for lots of Kaleb-time. ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)