Partisan entrenchment is not an exceptional or deviant feature of presidential nominations, but rather a fairly standard practice. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Sandy Levinson and I have argued that partisan entrenchment is the most important source of constitutional change outside of Article V. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
"The only solution to the long-term entrenchment of our unemployment crisis is bold structural reform of our labour and investment markets.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Mr. Trudeau has tried to create the impression that anyone opposed to entrenchment is opposed to the guarantee of fundamental and democratic rights. From Wordnik.com. [The ConstitutionWhat Now?] Reference
When the fighting at the entrenchment was at its height, Pullo cried: Why hesitate, Vorenus?. From Wordnik.com. [Pullo and Vorenus] Reference
But it would make sense under our theory of partisan entrenchment, which is agnostic on the question of whether these changes are legitimate. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
However this kind of entrenchment is nothing new for hardliners adrift from the inner circles of power. From Wordnik.com. [Michelle M. Smith: Neoconservative Sings the Blues on Iran] Reference
"I think the entrenchment is the fair thing to do. From Wordnik.com. [The Canberra Times] Reference
Presently they beheld the first French entrenchment. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Allies at Verdun Or, Saving France from the Enemy] Reference
This entrenchment was made necessary in order that the. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Palaces and Parks of France] Reference
Half the entrenchment was manned by the Highlanders, and the other half by Rifles. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
In his route, he was attacked from an entrenchment of the enemy, which it was necessary to carry. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1] Reference
The fire of the enemy was concentrated on their entrenchment, so as to cut off all chance of escape. From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
The ammunition boxes were opened, and placed at equal convenient distances all round the entrenchment. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
By this time the Boers had partially occupied our entrenchment, having broken down its defences easily enough. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
Thus to reach their entrenchment the Guides had to retire down the spur they were now on, and to cross the Jandul. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Guides] Reference
Tregonning Hill, close by, is somewhat higher, and its summit has a fine entrenchment with a striking inner vallum. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Then to deprive them of water and forage, he straitened his entrenchment by degrees, and hemmed them in still closer. From Wordnik.com. [The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola] Reference
I pushed across and got into the entrenchment, which was situated on the river immediately below the bridge of boats. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief] Reference
And that, of course, is better than reaching for their guns -- or allowing for the entrenchment of another Marcos or Suharto. From Wordnik.com. [No Guiding Light] Reference
They had adopted their favorite method of entrenchment here, namely, a series of low parapets built in the form of half moons. From Wordnik.com. ["The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders] Reference
The risk of a David win is the entrenchment of a New Labour politics whose time has gone – and a retreat to a better yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [Ed is the only Miliband who offers a genuine alternative] Reference
Had we not been able to surprise the enemy before the day dawned, I doubt whether, any of us could have reached the first entrenchment. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief] Reference
In the month of May Carey went into Wheeler's entrenchment with the rest of the garrison; a few days before the investment, however, Sir. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief] Reference
Like grad school, "Endurance" is a tale of discovery for discovery's sake, followed by hopeless entrenchment in an overwhelming situation. From Wordnik.com. [Three Books For Surviving Graduate School] Reference
The bands of the two regiments played on alternate afternoons, and every morning they were to be heard practising outside the entrenchment. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
Instead of attempting at once to throw up a rough entrenchment, he refused to permit it, declaring that the men were already over fatigued. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
However, to defend themselves in the best manner they could, they encamped in a body on the shore, and threw up an entrenchment around them. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
Clusters of hut circles and signs of neolithic military entrenchment are very obvious, and a number of pure gold coins have been discovered here. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
The truce for burying the slain ended the twenty-third day; after which the Greeks threw up a great entrenchment to secure their navy from danger. From Wordnik.com. [The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899] Reference
Cuchulain proceeded to the camp and entrenchment of the men of Erin, and whatsoever he found of herds and flocks and droves there he took away with him. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge] Reference
Much of the history of foreign aid is one of good intentions leading to hellish situations — massive corruption and the entrenchment of near feudal elites. From Wordnik.com. [How Not to Save the World] Reference
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