Then Bergthora went up to the crossbench, and Thorhalla with her, and Bergthora said to Hallgerda, "Thou shalt give place to this woman.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor] Reference

He declined the offer, preferring to sit on the crossbench.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age News Headlines] Reference

Lord Skidelsky is a crossbench peer and biographer of J.M. Keynes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top stories from Times Online] Reference

The opposition and crossbench senators will press for major amendments.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age News Headlines] Reference

Conservative leader Tony Abbott also met some crossbench MPs on Sunday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reuters: Top News] Reference

This year Lord Martin became a crossbench peer after 30 years in the Commons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epolitix News] Reference

The crucial crossbench Senators have also questioned the government's schedule.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Australian | News |] Reference

Lord Malloch-Brown, was answering questions from the crossbench peer Lord Hylton.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spero News] Reference

Minchin played down the possibility of a fourth independent joining the crossbench.    From Wordnik.com.  [ZDNet Australia] Reference

But in the office sweepstakes he has picked three Greens will sit on the crossbench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

The crossbench, including the Australian Greens, voted with other Coalition senators.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

But Labour and crossbench peers joined forces to defeat the Bill by 154 votes to 150.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epolitix News] Reference

Four crossbench MPs in the Legislative Council have threatened to withdraw support for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

Mr Windsor said if a hung parliament did eventuate after Saturday's poll, the crossbench.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference

Four independents, from a group of six crossbench MPs, are expected to keep their seats.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Nine News] Reference

Giving her backing to Mr Straw's decision, the crossbench peer, who retired as a judge in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peterborough Today - News Feed] Reference

The crossbench, including the five Australian Greens, voted with other coalition senators.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The government needs the support of seven crossbench senators to get it through the upper house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

Tony Abbott vowing never to support the scheme and crossbench senators also refusing to vote in favour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

The study, led by Professor Haleh Afshar, who is a member of the commission and a crossbench peer, finds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk] Reference

THE federal opposition and two crossbench senators plan to force a Senate inquiry into the government's.    From Wordnik.com.  [thedaily.com.au: Breaking News] Reference

A crossbench peer has said Britain is in danger of becoming the most 'monolingual' population in the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference

Sources said any motion to this affect would pass with the support of the Opposition and the crossbench Senators.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Australian | News |] Reference

Instead, both will have to negotiate support for a minority government with a crossbench that could include six MPs.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

A crossbench peer has praised the government's handling of the current swine flu epidemic, but warned against complacency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference

The 185 crossbench peers, the Lords 'most expert and effective element, could be retained, as David Cameron reputedly wants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference

But Mr Pangallo has so far polled more than independent MLA Richard Mulcahy who looks likely to lose his seat on the crossbench.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

The letter was organised by Lord Skidelsky, emeritus professor of political economy at Warwick University and a crossbench peer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference

The crossbench senator intends moving amendments to Labor's draft laws on unfair contracts with the aim of banning the practice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

"If he's not a part of the Coalition, he's a crossbench and that's the way I look at the numbers at the moment," Mr Windsor said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age News Headlines] Reference

The Opposition says it has not commited to voting down the plan which will also face tough scrutiny from the crossbench senators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whirlpool.net.au] Reference

Opposition and crossbench senators have handed the Government a trigger for an early election on climate change by voting down its.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

It needs the vote of Senator Xenophon and the six other crossbench senators to win parliamentary approval for the measure and its ETS.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age News Headlines] Reference