Standing Committee

Only President Hu Jintao, in France for the summit of Group of 20 nations, and standing-committee member Jia Qinglin weren't present, according to Xinhua. ❋ Brian Spegele (2011)

      The Panel of Chairmen is selected from industrious backbenchers from both sides of the House, who can be relied on to chair standing-committee debates impartially and ensure the efficient examination of a bill's contents and proposed amendments. ❋ Bothroyd, Betty (1988)

The executive session follows two weeks of standing-committee meetings and hours of remarks from the public, all focused on more than 400 pages of findings from a KPMG study of 155 city services. ❋ ELIZABETH CHURCH (2011)

Such strident nationalism would not have been heard in public without tacit support from at least one standing-committee member. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Taking exception to the defiant stand taken by the crusaders against corruption, the standing-committee chairman, Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, told reporters that the former and incumbent ACC officials undermined parliament and violated the constitution by not responding to the committee's call. ❋ Unknown (2009)