But in all three cases, agreements have been thrashed out with management before a ballot took place.
But no details have been thrashed out and time is running out fast.
However, this should not necessarily be thrashed out through an "in-or-out" referendum as proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Conflicts and scandals abounded as new theories were dreamed up and thrashed out in the universities of Europe and America.
The agreement, thrashed out at the so-called six-party talks in Beijing, was actually signed September 30, but kept under wraps until now.
Issues would get thrashed out, and the public might become more engaged.
Differences between legislation in the Senate and the House need to be thrashed out before the president gets a bill to sign.
The plan was thrashed out at a 16-hour meeting between African Cricket Association officials and the two rival boards vying for control in Kenya.
These are being thrashed out at a time when retail-price inflation, the benchmark measure in negotiations, has risen to a 15-year high of 4.4%.
The details of this arrangement still have to be thrashed out.
The policy organization represents Defense in the inter-agency process, where its proposals are thrashed out along with those from State, CIA, the National Security Council and others.
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As the NAIC moves toward reform at its spring national meeting from March 12-15 in Salt Lake City, lots of issues still have to be thrashed out.
The dishing out of jobs, which is now being thrashed out between the would-be commissioners and their new boss, will depend on Mr Prodi's list of portfolios.
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Nor can they guess how specialized legislation, thrashed out over the course of years and infected by lobbyists and special interests, will return to haunt us when technology inevitably changes.
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By way of reassurance, he also said that should military action go ahead without UN backing, Shannon's continued use by the US would have to be thrashed out in the Irish parliament.
The Marketplace Europe debate, hosted by Richard Quest and featuring Lufthansa boss Christoph Franz, chief executive of Deutsche Post DHL Frank Appel and Financial Times International Affairs Editor Quentin Peel this weekend thrashed out the topic: Can a European single market be globally competitive?
When they hold a hearing on some aspect of the work of government they have detailed information, analysed by experts and looked over by accountants in an exhaustive process in which the facts and figures are normally thrashed out to everyone's satisfaction well in advance.
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Tremlett thrashed RP Singh out of the ground as 22 runs came in the last two overs.
The tourists were thrashed by 158 runs in Rajkot after England were bowled out for 229 in response to India's 387-5.
In Tuesday's games hosts Nigeria thrashed Cameroon 5-0 while Ghana needed a last minute penalty to edge out South Africa 1-0.
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The Swede had a first ever win over Federer in his sights and he served out nervelessly to set up a semi-final against Tomas Berdych, who thrashed Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-1 6-2 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Ashton seemed set for a short tenure in the role after England were thrashed 36-0 by the Springboks in the group stage and in real danger of missing out on a quarterfinal place.
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