Sentence examples for Put forward a motion from inspiring English sources

The opposition put forward a motion to impeach the president should he refuse to step down.

Several investors put forward a motion proposing Mr. Woodford be included as a board member.

In response, Godard and Truffaut put forward a motion to stop the festival in solidarity with the workers and students on strike.

However, in a bid to broaden potential support among MPs next Thursday, a Conservative MP, David Nuttall, put forward a motion suggesting a referendum, to be held by May 2013, offering the public three options:1.

The main opposition party has instead put forward a motion to delay the cuts by three years, which it says the Conservatives could not object to on constitutional grounds.

As soon as the chamber convened on January 5th, Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, put forward a motion to change the rules of the filibuster, whereby 41 of the 100 senators can stymie almost any measure.

During his time in the House of Commons, Carswell was a key figure behind the fall of the former Speaker, Michael Martin, putting forward a motion of no confidence in May 2009, which led to Martin's demise.

Labor put forward a censure motion as soon as the House of Representatives sat on Wednesday, as pressure mounted on Tony Abbott to dump Johnston from the defence portfolio.

Although his words were Labour's strongest intervention so far on the phone-hacking crisis, the party is still undecided about whether to put forward a substantive motion calling for a public inquiry that could be subject to a vote or amendment.

Last year Labour put forward a parliamentary motion to set a permanent cap on season ticket rises of RPI plus 1%, but this was defeated.

Labour is to put forward a notice of motion to try to get back into power.