And what moral, legal, or other incumbency is there that dictates Israel build housing in West Jerusalem for Arabs?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Strange Thing About the Controversy Over Jerusalem] Reference
The power of incumbency is too strong to break through. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I’m Almost Glad I Am Getting Old…] Reference
We have a problem with long-term incumbency in our government. From Wordnik.com. [CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News] Reference
Her power of incumbency is not that strong after only a year and as an (I). From Wordnik.com. [Dirty Dozen- House of Delegates- Edition 2] Reference
But there's great power in incumbency, especially over federal purse strings. From Wordnik.com. [Some incumbent Democrats brag of work to secure funds for constituents] Reference
The advantage of incumbency is the most significant factor in re-election for house members. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Busting More Gerrymandering Myths] Reference
Three term incumbency, high profile ranking in the Democratic party, the cloak of the Democratic party itself. From Wordnik.com. [Midterm Roundup] Reference
But I, like many others, disliked the entitled incumbency that I felt was pushed down my throat by the Clinton machine. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Birnbach: My Hair, The Hillary Moment] Reference
I know open races are generally considered tossups, but in this environment, I think incumbency is a drag regardless of party. From Wordnik.com. [Barbara Mikulski and the Democratic margin of error. | RedState] Reference
Seven lost (and recall incumbency provides a 90%+ retention rate). From Wordnik.com. [Paul Abrams: Over the Heads of Congress: For Obama to Get Healthcare/Energy, Push Must Now Come to Shove] Reference
This would pretty much obliterate any benefit of incumbency, which is pretty much all Joe has going for him at this point. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » The Lieberman Problem] Reference
Why would Skelos think that anti-incumbency, which is really the under current of the losses in NYS, wouldn't affect his aging incumbents?. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
In fact, given the power of factors such as incumbency, this seems like a strikingly high result. From Wordnik.com. [Looks matter] Reference
Rather, it is pro-incumbency which is dominating the election scene in Haryana. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
Dan Hynes hits Pat Quinn "incumbency" in launching Illinois governor bid Is NRA part of the problem in counting the shootings?. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"incumbency," and that any incumbent is going to feel the wrath of the voters. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Mr. Jonathan has not only the advantage of incumbency. From Wordnik.com. [Nigerian President Declares Candidacy] Reference
DANIEL SCHORR: The Italians have a word for anti-incumbency. From Wordnik.com. [Analysis: The Anti-Incumbency Mood] Reference
Dr. Isaac N. Ross began in 1909 an incumbency of five years. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922] Reference
In most years incumbency helps a lot (not so much this year). From Wordnik.com. [Where do we place our defensive line?] Reference
President Jonathan not only enjoys the considerable power of incumbency. From Wordnik.com. [Nigerian President Launches Election Bid] Reference
They are the means members of Congress use to purchase perpetual incumbency. From Wordnik.com. [Fly Me, Air Uncle Sam] Reference
I ran a brilliant underdog campaign in 2008 without the powers of incumbency. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Sigman: My Mind Has A Mind Of Its Own] Reference
(They have, says the Western official, realized "the benefits of incumbency."). From Wordnik.com. [After the ‘Surge’] Reference
Though he has been in office only a year, Mazowiecki grasps a basic principle of incumbency. From Wordnik.com. [Solidarity No More] Reference
But incumbency carries advantages that Democrats believe will help protect their endangered lawmakers. From Wordnik.com. [On Front Lines, Excited GOP] Reference
In 1841 there served one Mr. Moore, who was reappointed, and in 1842 Edward Waters began an incumbency of two years. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Ms. ESPINOZA: Well, I think that there is definitely a lot of anti-incumbency fervor going on. From Wordnik.com. [In The Beauty Shop: Politics And Adultery] Reference
During Father MacDonald's incumbency, Catholics increased from a few despised aliens to more than half the population of. From Wordnik.com. [Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886] Reference
Charles S. Deneen, although a citizen of Chicago, has lived in S.ringfield for nearly six years, during his incumbency of office. From Wordnik.com. [Fifty Years of Public Service] Reference
"Those who come out of yesterday and say there is no anti-establishment and no anti-incumbency are misinterpreting that data," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Primary elections saw big wins for anti-establishment candidates and incumbents] Reference
Her incumbency and earmark themes failed to sway primary voters, and they betray a failure to grasp the country's anti-Washington mood. From Wordnik.com. [All About Murkowski] Reference
It is from this that the rightwing and racist-tinged Tea party insurgency, which is feeding off the anti-incumbency mood, has prospered. From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama is down, but it's far too early to count him out] Reference
If there has ever been a politician to squander such advantages -- youth, money, incumbency, declining crime -- I can't think of who it is. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpts: Columnist Robert McCartney on mayoral race] Reference
He made a splendid record as United States Attorney, and am informed that during his incumbency of that office, he never lost a case before. From Wordnik.com. [Fifty Years of Public Service] Reference
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