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A ' Yes ' vote was urged by a massive campaign by the main parties and by civil society and the social partners, including campaigning through canvassing and all forms of media by respected pro-European figures like then EP president Pat Cox, former Czech president Václav Havel, former President of Ireland Patrick Hillery and former Taoiseach ( prime minister ) Dr. Garret Fitzgerald.
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The new City Charter, which should get a Yes vote as Question No. 1 on Nov. 7, would not make a good Mayor out of a bad one.
" Each voter may cast one vote per candidate, either for or against, and whoever receives the most ' Yes ' votes wins.
However, interim President Kabila urged Congolese to vote ' Yes ', saying the constitution is the country's best hope for peace in the future.
In Scotland's first referendum on devolution, held in March 1979, he campaigned for a " Yes " vote alongside the Conservative Alick Buchanan-Smith and the Liberal Russell Johnston.
In the October 15, 2002 referendum he officially achieved 100 % of approval votes and 100 % turnout, as the electoral commission reported the next day that every one of the 11, 445, 638 eligible voters cast a " Yes " vote for the president.
Its primary law-making powers were enhanced following a Yes vote in the referendum on 3 March 2011, making it possible for it to legislate without having to consult the UK parliament, nor the Secretary of State for Wales in the 20 areas that are devolved.
The " Yes " vote won overwhelmingly, with 95 % of the vote.
The " Yes " vote won with 74 %, although the results have been questioned.
The next year, yet another plebiscite was held for constitutional changes for the transition to a democratic government ( the " Yes " vote won with 91 %).
The closest referendum result was 1995's vote to legalise divorce-50. 3 % voted " Yes " ( to legalise divorce ) and 49. 7 % voted " No. " Only Ireland held a referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon.
In the hugely divisive 2005 referendum on the European Constitution, the Greens campaigned for a Yes vote.
The Labour Party lost the General Election in 1970, but Callaghan returned to office as Foreign Secretary in March 1974, taking responsibility for renegotiating the terms of Britain's membership of the European Economic Community ( EEC or " Common Market "), and supporting a " Yes " vote in the 1975 referendum for the UK to remain in the EEC.
When the talks concluded, Callaghan led the Cabinet in declaring the new terms acceptable and he supported a ' Yes ' vote in the 1975 referendum.
Their agreed " One Wales " programme included a commitment for both parties to campaign for a ' Yes ' vote in a referendum on full law-making powers for the Assembly, to be held at a time of the Welsh Assembly Government's choosing.
The preamble referendum question was also defeated, with a Yes vote of only 39 per cent.
The result was a 60 % " Yes " vote on almost 150 % of the turn-out of the previous referendum.
The Davis campaign tried to run against the recall Yes / No vote instead of against the candidates that were trying to replace him.
On March 8, 2011, voters of Rubidoux and adjoining towns passed Measure A by a 54 % " Yes " vote, to incorporate the areas of Mira Loma, Pedley, Rubidoux, Glen Avon, and Sunnyslope into the new city of Jurupa Valley.
A referendum was not necessary but Hughes felt that in light of the seriousness of the situation, a vote of " Yes " from the people would give him a mandate to by-pass the Senate.
Despite a vote of 51. 6 % in favour of devolution, the Scotland Act 1978 was not put into effect due to a requirement that the ' Yes ' vote receive the support of 40 % of the electorate, which was not met on 63. 8 % turnout.
With a 92 % " Yes " vote, the result is the highest of all BIDs in the UK to date.
Although a majority of those voting backed devolution in the referendum, the vote was close and crucially the Yes votes did not reach the 40 % threshold set by Parliament.
Yes and was
Yes, there was plenty of water, too much, and that was probably the trouble.
`` Yes '', Gross went on, `` Bang-Jensen was an up-and-coming young man.
Yes, Blanche was very, very sweet -- being in her company was like being drowned in warm, melted marshmallows.
Arlene was so ashamed that she hung her head when she said, `` Yes, sir ''.
When we repeat the remark that such suffering was a bad thing, the feeling with which we made it last week may be at or near the vanishing point, but if we were asked whether we meant to say what we did before, we should certainly answer Yes.
Yes, she had missed it after her talk with Emile, after dinner, just before Emile was shot.
Yes, I had cried out that I knew she'd do it, but without my fully realizing it at the time, it was a cry of triumph for her, praise at her deliverance from pettiness and greed -- and guilt.
Yes, there was the key.
* Jon Anderson, singer with rock band Yes, was born there
Yes: “ The general duties of every corporation may be collected from the nature and design of its institution: it should act agreeably to its nature, and fulfill the purposes for which it was formed .” Who sees that corporations are living up to those duties?
" It is believed he was the intended target of the Yes, Minister joke where Jim Hacker, upon being asked for the political implications of becoming an E. U. commissioner, replies: " you're reduced to forming a new party if you ever want to get back in ".
Although the contemporary score, which included pop songs by Freddy Mercury of Queen, Pat Benatar and Jon Anderson of Yes was controversial, the door had been opened for a new approach to presentation of classic " silent " films.
The former ten-year moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants was the result of a citizens ' initiative voted on in 1990 which had passed with 54. 5 % Yes vs. 45. 5 % No votes ( see Nuclear power in Switzerland for details ).
Yes there was LSD.
Rick Wakeman was an on again-off again, keyboard virtuoso for Yes who also produced several solo symphonic prog concept albums.
Unfortunately, they did not have a recognisable lead singer like Yes, ELP or Genesis ( The Snow Goose was entirely instrumental ) which limited their success.
According to Yes drummer Alan White, Toledo was especially memorable for a sweltering-hot 1977 show the group did at Toledo Sports Arena.
Later in 1974, Vangelis was widely tipped to join another prog-rock band, Yes, following the departure of Rick Wakeman.
* Actor Philip Michael Thomas was asked by television producers if he had ever played a police officer, and he replied " Yes, I was a cop in a feature film.
" When he explained to Beckett that he was playing Lucky as if he were suffering from Parkinson's, Beckett said, "' Yes, of course.
The Dangerhouse session version of " Los Angeles " was also featured in a Dangerhouse compilation in 1979 called " Yes L. A ." ( a play on the now-famous No Wave compilation No New York ), a picture disc that featured other early-punk-era LA bands like the Weirdos and Black Randy.
In 1996, the story of Virginia's inquiry and the The Suns response was adapted into a holiday musical " Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus " by David Kirchenbaum ( music and lyrics ) and Myles McDonnel ( book ).
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