a vote of confidence

It's a vote of confidence, as though people are telling me, 'We trust you and expect you to continue to do your best.

In any case, Mrs Merkel has made it clear that she has no intention of linking the EFSF to a vote of confidence.

Mr Cheng's backing is likely to be seen as a vote of confidence in London's already booming property market.

Greece's George Papandreou is trying to form a new government and survive a vote of confidence this weekend.

That makes it less likely that Mrs Merkel will have to call a vote of confidence on the euro.

Berlusconi decided to seek a vote of confidence after losing a crucial division on the public accounts earlier this week.

Japanese officials, meanwhile, on Tuesday issued a vote of confidence in US debt and said Tokyo would keep buying Treasuries.

A vote on the austerity package is expected at the end of this month, but Mr. Papandreou must first survive a vote of confidence Tuesday.

It has welcomed the presence of foreign investors, by and large, as a vote of confidence in the country's business climate.

India's Congress party-led government has survived a vote of confidence over a civilian nuclear deal with the US.

If Mr Aquino would take this as a vote of confidence in his nascent stand, he could do lasting good.

Biden has also secured a vote of confidence for the U. S. economic future from China's top leadership.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing a vote of confidence over his decision to return France to Nato's integrated military command.

Other dissidents threaten to withhold backing for a vote of confidence in the new government, expected early next week.

Both government and opposition leaders cast the referendum as a vote of confidence in the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The referendum is in part a vote of confidence in Mr Torrijos's government, admits Samuel Lewis Navarro, the foreign minister.

Jacko Maree, Standard Bank chief executive, hailed the deal as a "vote of confidence in South Africa and Africa" .

As angry demonstrators filled the squares of Athens, George Papandreou, the prime minister, narrowly won a vote of confidence in parliament.

A first hurdle was a vote of confidence to endorse Mr Papandreou's proposed plebiscite.

Japan's decision this week to weaken the yen was not a vote of confidence in the multilateral approach.

George Papandreou, the prime minister, reshuffled his government and sought a vote of confidence to get the measures passed.

Papandreou responded by saying he will reshuffle his Cabinet and seek a vote of confidence for his new government in parliament.

It was a vote of confidence in the traditional news media.

Parliament was expected to give his new government a vote of confidence late on Tuesday night.

Tomorrow I will form a new government, and then I will ask for a vote of confidence.

So not a vote of confidence for a difficult time.

after victory over cagliari , lazio coach delio rossi handed a vote of confidence to new goalkeeper fernando muslera.

Even so, the deal was presented as a vote of confidence in the ARJ21, as the first Western order for the Chinese-built jet.

Mr Hussein refused to resign, and won a vote of confidence in parliament.

It is a vote of confidence for Israeli industry and for M-Systems.

That was seen as a vote of confidence in Europe.

Silvio Berlusconi's government won a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies by 67 votes.

After this week's setback, he today faces a vote of confidence.

The vast majority of financial debt finding buyers is that guaranteed by governments -- hardly a vote of confidence.

Mr Papandreou faces a vote of confidence tonight (November 4th) that he may well lose.

His next test is a vote of confidence in Parliament he has called for Friday.

The ten-year deal is a vote of confidence for our quality.

Failure to win a vote of confidence could bring down the government.

the government put its slim majority to the test by proposing a vote of confidence.

The opposition can also call a vote of confidence.

A vote of confidence?

In 1999, Mr Schrö der risked a vote of confidence to dispatch fighter planes to take part in NATO's war in Kosovo.

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