How to Use under consideration in a Sentence

under consideration

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  • The event program listed several arts categories that were under consideration.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
  • That is now under consideration in both the House and the Senate.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The draft bill has been under consideration for a while.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The plan was bare-bones, but showed that a reboot was at least under consideration.
    — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Judge Jonathan Fish did not rule on Monday and will take the case under consideration.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
  • Those are the same four parks under consideration for e-bikes.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023
  • The concept of replacing the gas tax with a mileage tax is under consideration at the state level.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The agreement and the pending sale are under consideration by the school system.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 6 July 2023
  • There were more than 40 players under consideration for this team, and getting the roster to 12 was far from easy.
    — Tim Reynolds, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • But when and where the rain will fall is still under consideration as forecast models are not in good agreement.
    — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, who was rumored to be under consideration to go as high as No. 2 overall, slid all the way out of the first round.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The Fish and Wildlife Service has more than 300 under consideration.
    — John Flesher, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The Supreme Court froze the lower court rulings while the case is under consideration in the Fifth Circuit, with only two justices dissenting.
    — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The Evers maps and the others under consideration fix that problem.
    — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Trump has thus not yet paid the judgment, although he was required to put $5 million in an escrow account while the appeal is under consideration.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Also under consideration is a plan to provide relief to the children of immigrants working in the U.S. on H-1B visas for high-skilled workers.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • At least one member of the Jefferson Council is said to be under consideration.
    — Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The lawsuit said more than 100 additional books are under consideration by the school board.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The changes are the latest under consideration as Metro tries to win back commuters who abandoned transit during the pandemic.
    — Justin George, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • One post from April 17 included a reference to potential jurors who were under consideration for the case at the time.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
  • In addition to asking for the gag order to be lifted, Trump's lawyers again asked for the trial to be delayed while the gag order appeal is under consideration by the full panel on the appeals court.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • He has also been approached to create plans for a hotel, restaurants, private banks, and watch dealers, all of which are under consideration.
    — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 July 2023
  • There are no serious plans under consideration to bring Wilmore and Williams home on a different spacecraft.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 June 2024
  • The $95 billion U.S. aid package to Ukraine under consideration by Congress includes a provision that would fund land mine clearance in the country.
    — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The action under consideration by the White House would have a similar trigger for blocking asylum to new entrants, the people with knowledge of the proposal say.
    — Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Most of the nation isn't affected by the policies, nor is any sort of federal mandate under consideration.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • On the site of the transit hub, office spaces, housing and commercial sites are under consideration, according to the report.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
  • The offer did not guarantee teams any games on linear TV networks, although that was something that would have been under consideration.
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • No, though staff say the expectations of some guests (my guess is Middle Eastern royalty) means that this is under consideration for high season next year.
    — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2023
  • He is believed to be a top contender, along with perhaps three Democratic governors, but there are other names under consideration as well.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2024

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