| 单词 | British House of Commons |
| 例句 | Angus Robertson, 53, a senior party member who has served as a Scottish lawmaker in the British House of Commons. Nicola Sturgeon Resigns: What to Know, and What’s Next for Scotland 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z I wondered at times whether I was watching a State of the Union address or a raucous session of Prime Minister’s Questions in the British House of Commons. Opinion | Biden’s response to GOP heckling? Vigor, humor and command. 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z When Zelensky addressed the British House of Commons, his speech included a line that echoed a refrain from Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Johnson’s hero. Ukraine is a war zone. And a place Boris Johnson can get away from it all. 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British House of Commons are planning a trip to Taiwan this year, the Guardian reported Monday. Pelosi visit is a test for Taiwan’s global status under Chinese pressure 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Congress, the British House of Commons and, on Wednesday, Japan’s national parliament. Biden, allies pressure Russia with new sanctions, deployment of NATO troops 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Invoking Shakespeare’s hero last week, he asked the British House of Commons whether Ukraine is “to be or not to be.” Zelenskyy center stage: Facing Congress, pleading for help 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Invoking Winston Churchill and Hamlet last week, he asked the British House of Commons whether Ukraine is “to be or not to be.” Zelenskyy center stage: Facing Congress, pleading for help 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The British House of Commons passed an act on July 16, 1947, that granted two nations, India and Pakistan, independence in one month’s time. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The British House of Commons broke 700 years of history last month by convening parliament with Zoom. House passes plan for proxy voting, despite GOP objections 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z When the British House of Commons voted this month not to uphold child refugees’ right to join family members in the United Kingdom, I was reminded of something. Remember what science owes to child refugees 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z He speculated that French, German and Dutch citizens would be elected to the British House of Commons. Want to understand Boris Johnson, Britain’s probable next prime minister? Read his incendiary journalism. 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the British House of Commons, led by the Conservative Party, voted to declare that the planet was in a “climate emergency.” Notes from a Remarkable Political Moment for Climate Change 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z This week, a series of votes in the British House of Commons introduced a new chapter in the Brexit story and pushed parliamentary procedures to a breaking point. Theresa May’s Brexit Saga Continues, with No End in Sight 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z James Wilson, a key framer, published an essay in 1774 extolling the virtues of the British House of Commons, members of which he called “grand inquisitors of the realm.” ‘Grand inquisitors of the realm’: How Congress got its power to investigate and subpoena 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z A guide to running a democratic legislature, “How Parliament Works,” co-authored by a former clerk of the British House of Commons, Robert Rogers, is also on the front table. Showing spine amid the censors, a bookstore flourishes 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z One speech at the British House of Commons in particular had been watered down. George Lucas Wrote 'Star Wars' as a Liberal Warning. Then Conservatives Struck Back 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z As recently as 20 February, the company’s executives insisted they had “misled nobody” in testimony before the British House of Commons’ transport select committee. Volkswagen pleads guilty to all criminal charges in emissions cheating scandal 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z C-Span’s programming also includes lectures on books and history, and the confrontational weekly prime minister’s questions in the British House of Commons. Your Thursday Briefing 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Sir Roger Gale appealed to the speaker of the British House of Commons on Tuesday to block Trump's campaign appeals. Foreign politicians to Trump: Stop 'begging' for money 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The British House of Commons was debating whether to join the military campaign against ISIS. A Liberal’s Truth-Telling on Terror 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z The letter caused a great stir, including a public reading in the British House of Commons. 6 Open Letters That Changed the World 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z In comparison, women have just under 30% representation in the British House of Commons. An astronaut, a ‘badass’ colonel – and women: inside Canada's new cabinet 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Cognitive style and political belief systems in the British House of Commons. Your Favorite Candidate Speaks Simplistically. That's OK. For Now. 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z In contrast to most legislative chambers around the world the British House of Commons is not a semi-circle. Jeremy Corbyn's first Prime Minister's Questions: What to expect - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z He was elected to the British House of Commons in 1970, and he founded the Democratic Unionist Party the next year. Ten World Figures Who Died in 2014 Israelis were astounded to see the British House of Commons spend hours debating whether or not to recognize Palestine as a full state. Tel Aviv Diary: Why Are Israelis Dazed and Confused? The immediate reaction to Monday’s vote in the British House of Commons, which overwhelmingly endorsed the recognition of an independent Palestinian state, was predictable enough. A British Friend of Israel Speaks Out 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Andrew Oliver in reply to fundamentalist Apr 10th 2013 1:48 GMT And may I quote "What is Democracy?" by William Gallacher, sometime Communist Member of the British House of Commons, to compare? Margaret Thatcher's macroeconomic legacy: How Mrs Thatcher smashed the Keynesian consensus 2013-04-09T14:13:09Z I happened to be in the British House of Commons on the day of the debate to authorize the Blair government to use force against Iraq. David Frum on the Rhetoric of Iraq 2013-03-19T08:45:00Z A French study conducted in June suggested that, on average, those working for the French parliament enjoyed a 77% higher income than their counterparts in the British House of Commons or the German Bundestag. French MPs reject expenses audit 2012-07-26T16:45:25Z The proportion of parliamentary seats held by women is 19.7 percent, not much lower than the 22.3 percent in the British House of Commons. The Female Factor: Success in a Land Known for Disasters 2012-04-09T14:51:43Z The atmosphere of the British House of Commons stifles the aspiration of the Labour Members. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z After walking over the course of Clare, he repaired to Westminster, and "the member for all Ireland" took his seat in the British House of Commons. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Through the rashness of others he got into difficulties, and was attacked in the British House of Commons by Mr Gladstone, whom he compelled to apologize. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z In a late issue of the London Economist, that of April 26, 1890, I find an editorial article relating to the recent discussion on bimetallism in the British House of Commons. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z The British House of Commons was in session all last Saturday night, considering war measures. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z Premier Lloyd George addressed the British House of Commons on April 9 on the military situation and the man-power problem. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z A hundred years ago the British House of Commons was a parliament of landlords; today it is a Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z In the British House of Commons it has been customary for many hundred years to designate members as the representatives of their particular constituency. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z By the aforesaid "Resolution," the British House of Commons was only expressing the opinion that the time had come for the Colonies to undertake the responsibility and the cost of their defence. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z So it was a bit of surprise when the Home Affairs Committee of the British House of Commons invited King to testify in its "Roots of violent radicalisation" inquiry. At U.K. terror inquiry, Rep. King defends I.R.A. terror 2011-09-13T15:59:00Z When I mentioned the matter to a priest, he said sarcastically, “Of course there are no rows in the British House of Commons.” Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z An interesting debate took place in the British House of Commons on the 3d of April, upon a motion by Mr. Herries for the repeal of the Income Tax. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z In the summer of 1831, when the war between the two parties was at its height, a committee of the British House of Commons made a very complete investigation of the subject. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z With representation in the present British House of Commons, would the Colonies be also represented in the British Cabinet, to advise the Crown on all matters respecting the good government of England? England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z The number of the Senate varied, but in the time of Cicero, it was nearly the same as the British House of Commons; but it required a larger number to make a quorum. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z According to a statement made by the Duke of Richmond in 1780, not more than 6,000 men returned a clear majority of the British House of Commons.... The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) 2011-03-03T03:00:50.323Z An off-hand, matter-of-fact, shambling method of speech would seem to be the fashion in the British House of Commons. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z I have before referred to a speech of Mr. Laird, the builder of the Alabama, in the British House of Commons. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Would the Colonies be represented according to their population in the British House of Commons? England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z Senate, the British House of Commons, the Canadian and German Parliaments, and other legislative bodies hosted public meetings on the anniversary of Magnitsky’s death. The Browder Family and Russia's Leaders 2010-12-03T13:45:00Z Electors and elected equally believed in party politics, and the Irish Party could show, with reasonable pride, a record of definite parliamentary achievement, unequalled by any other minority party in the British House of Commons. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin In 1892 he became a member of the British House of Commons as an Irish Nationalist, being elected for South Longford. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Military intervention being now imperatively demanded, a vote of credit for �2,300,000 was passed in the British House of Commons on the 27th of July. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, and in 1900 elected to the British House of Commons for Central Edinburgh. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History The House of twenty-four Keys is the popular assembly, corresponding to the British House of Commons; the Lieutenant-Governor and Council constitute the Upper House. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) He was elected to the British House of Commons, and in 1880 he entered the cabinet as postmaster-general of England, in which position he proved himself an active and efficient minister. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 In no deliberative body in the world is the mixed metaphor so much in its element as in the British House of Commons. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 The Reichstag is essentially different from a British House of Commons. German Problems and Personalities Left Canada finally the same year, having been elected to the British House of Commons for Sandwich, in 1774. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History The British House of Commons voted eight additional Dreadnoughts and the Admiralty continued to withdraw ships from the ends of the earth and to concentrate the fleet in the North Sea. The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time See also a long and important debate in the British House of Commons, March 13th, 1865. George Brown In the British House of Commons the whole matter was thoroughly discussed. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 In the spring of 1791 the younger Pitt introduced into the British House of Commons a Bill providing for the political needs of Canada. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France He did not love the British House of Commons, and delighted in thwarting its purposes. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly For having published the proceedings in the British House of Commons Edward Cane is taken into custody by the sergeant-at-arms. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The only son, George M. Brown, was, in the last parliament, member of the British House of Commons for Centre Edinburgh, and is one of the firm of Thomas Nelson & Sons, publishers. George Brown This resolution, academic in form, but supported in a well-balanced and powerful speech by the mover, drew from Joseph Howe, then leader of the government, his preference for representation in the British House of Commons. The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion From this period, I was constantly occupied in debate; and, taking the premier for my model, I made rapid proficiency in the difficult art of addressing a British House of Commons. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 This is the corps raised by Lord Lovat, that Pitt was said to have had in mind when in the British House of Commons he delivered the famous panegyric on the Highland troops. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Mr. Fox in his late harangue in the British House of Commons, in favor of more equal suffrage, concedes the unfitness of females to share in elections. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I The parliamentary suffrage for the German Reichstag is more representative than that for the British House of Commons. Progress and History It has been acknowledged in the British House of Commons, that every man in America costs the nation annually one hundred pounds sterling. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII There is no question that the British House of Commons has exerted a far wider influence on the destinies of the human race than any other governmental power that has ever existed. Charles I Makers of History This governor, who had been appointed the year previous, was a member of an old Conservative family, one of whom was speaker of the British House of Commons for a great many years. Wilmot and Tilley Forty-five members of the British House of Commons were to be chosen thereafter in Scotland, and sixteen Scotch lords were to be added to the British House of Lords. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe This was the Ladies' Gallery of the British House of Commons, and a pretty place it is to which to invite ladies. Faces and Places In spite of all these things, however, the session came to an end without Paul Stepaside having tried to speak a word in the British House of Commons. The Day of Judgment Difference between the French Chamber of Deputies and the British House of Commons struck me—1st. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada "Whip" of the Labour Party in the British House of Commons, so misrepresents Marx in his admirable little book, Socialism, page 54. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles The much more copious evidence taken by a Select Committee of the British House of Commons in 1897 adds comparatively little of importance to what the Cape Committee had ascertained. Impressions of South Africa When a Select Committee of the British House of Commons had directed the attention of Government to this mediævally-conceived statute, and had expressly recommended its repeal! The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion No more shameful act I think has been done by a British House of Commons.' The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 Debate is carried on under regulations closely resembling those which prevail in the British House of Commons and distinctly less restrictive than those in vogue in the French Chamber of Deputies. The Governments of Europe The subject of Gordon’s mission came up several times in the British House of Commons as might be expected. General Gordon Saint and Soldier But the passion for Irish liberty is now mingled in the average British mind with the passion for the liberty of the British House of Commons. Home Rule Second Edition It thus obtained a considerable circulation throughout the Province; and a copy was also sent to each member of the British House of Commons. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion There is marked difference between the British House of Commons, and the popular branch of the American Congress. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective For the British House of Commons is a democratic assembly, and in its collective pride it cares nothing for the opinions or social rank of its members. The Rise of the Democracy In other words, the Russian Duma differs in many respects from the British House of Commons. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 Very nearly a generation of time has elapsed since, in 1886, Mr. Gladstone expounded in the British House of Commons his first Bill for restoring to Ireland a Home Rule Parliament. Home Rule Second Edition A number of the most pronounced Radicals resolved to make a strong representation of election and other abuses to the British House of Commons, and to that end sent Dr. Charles Duncombe to England. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion He was again a member of the British House of Commons,—was again in possession of that privilege for which he had never ceased to sigh since the moment in which he lost it. Phineas Redux The Secretary of State for India is not persona grata either to the British House of Commons or to the British public. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, September 22, 1920 I might mention, that the debating chambers are only ten feet in length and width less than the British House of Commons. A Winter Tour in South Africa But Mr. Asquith threw out the suggestion that the British House of Commons should, by its Standing Orders, arrange for a further delegation of Parliamentary power to national groups. Home Rule Second Edition Their superiority is founded on a very clear footing—the same which has rendered the British House of Commons omnipotent. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 The temper of the British press, and that of the British House of Commons, was fully appreciated by the American Commander-in-chief. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 The British House of Commons will not allow the Transvaal scandal to die out as quietly as the Government hoped. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 40, August 12, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Even the proceedings of the British House of Commons are disappointing to the pilgrim in search of decorum. Humanly Speaking The trade was pushed with such daring and enterprise that Edmund Burke was moved to eulogize its followers in an eloquent speech in the British House of Commons. American Merchant Ships and Sailors A Canadian-born member of the British House of Commons sounded out various Canadians as to the nature of the reception Mr. Churchill would receive. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics We have only to ask the Nonconformists of England what would be their feelings were a Roman Catholic majority returned to the British House of Commons. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union Remember the tribute of Charles James Fox, the greatest parliamentary orator who ever swayed the British House of Commons: "Illustrious man, before whom all borrowed greatness sinks into insignificance." Washington's Birthday In the British House of Commons, with its six hundred and seventy members, there are nearly ninety Irish Nationalists. Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question But he finds one fault, and that is the instability of ministries, which he confesses has not been apparent so far in the British House of Commons. Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government Beyond all question, recognizable by the unmistakable family features, it was there—the organized theatrical claque on the floor of the British House of Commons. Sketches in the House (1893) But was eloquent persuasion really required at such a moment to still the voice of faction in the British House of Commons? Ulster's Stand For Union The passing of the Conscription Bill by the British House of Commons must be regarded as a declaration of war on the Irish nation. Ireland Since Parnell It was O'Brien who spoke, and his audience was the British House of Commons. Speeches from the Dock, Part I One is reminded of the utterance of the Member of the British House of Commons: "Orthodoxy is my doxy, heterodoxy is the other man's doxy." The New North In May, 1819, the British House of Commons decided, by a unanimous vote, that the resumption of cash payments by the Bank of England should not be deferred beyond the ensuing February. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style "Cavour," said Lord Palmerston in the classic home of constitutional liberty, the British House of Commons, "left a name 'to point a moral and adorn a tale.'" Cavour Neither the Sinn Fein leaders nor the people believe in the power of the Irish vote in the British House of Commons. What's the Matter with Ireland? In the British House of Commons, some eighty years ago, two newly chosen members took their places, each of whom afterwards became distinguished in the history of that body. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861 It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section C The representation of the people in the British House of Commons was, however, originally very unequal, and is yet not equal. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style A regular broadcaster in our studio was Francis Noel-Baker who later became a Labour member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, like his father. The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view He said, he was glad to see a British House of Commons resuming its pristine vigour and spirit, and acting with so much unanimity for the public good. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 The courtship soon terminated in marriage; and not long afterwards the ambitious young soldier was elected as member of the British House of Commons for the constituency of St. Maw's, Cornwall. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 The notable Boston Port Bill was brought forward in the British House of Commons; the port was closed, and the Custom House removed to Salem. The Virginians In the British House of Commons, it is said, there are not more than thirty or forty such members. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 How does our House of Representatives compare with the British House of Commons in the number of members? Studies in Civics This quotation has done good service in the mouth of more than one Under Secretary of State for War, heading off tiresome questioners in the British House of Commons. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement Does he fancy a seat in the British House of Commons, the best club in London, as it has been truly called? Lectures and Essays "I can remember when you blackened my father's shoes," said one member of the British House of Commons to another in the heat of debate. The True Citizen, How to Become One It might be but for a short time;—but it should be written in the history of his life that he had sat in the British House of Commons as member for Westminster. The Way We Live Now It is true that the British House of Commons is subject to the same influences. The English Constitution How' long,' she went on to ask, lowering her eyes, 'is the British House of Commons likely to sit?' A Life's Morning This was a strange introduction to the then decorous British House of Commons, for this was before the active days of Parnell. Two Years Before the Mast Why are not the best men in the island to be found there, as the best men in England are to be found in the British House of Commons? Miss Sarah Jack of Spanish Town, Jamaica It was as follows: My dear Mabel, I am a Member of the British House of Commons! The Duke's Children These words spoken in the British House of Commons give us Mr. Winston Churchill's deliberate judgment as to the relations between Germany and Great Britain. The Major A similar motion was made in the British House of Commons by Sir George Young. Irish Race in the Past and the Present Members of the British House of Commons were no whit behind the Americans in attacking him. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence This infringement is the most extraordinary, when we consider the laudable care which the British House of Commons have taken to reserve intirely and absolutely to themselves the powers of giving and granting moneys. The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 2 But it would seem that, if such colonial guarantee is to go for anything, the colonies might raise the money in the money market without the intervention of the British House of Commons. North America — Volume 1 Some one has asserted that the United States Senate is as much better than the British House of Lords as the British House of Commons is better than the American House of Representatives. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 A real union of the Russian and Anglican Churches would be as difficult of realisation, and is as undesirable, as a union of the Russian Council of State and the British House of Commons.* Russia |
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