Sentence examples for act a request from inspiring English sources

The UK Freedom of Information Act (FOI) passed into law in 2000, coming into full force in 2005. 1 This made provision for "the disclosure of information held by public authorities or by persons providing services for them". 1 Under the Act, a request for disclosure of information can be made to any number of public bodies.

The court had more options in deciding how to act on a request from officials in Texas in the redistricting dispute.

It is a very dysfunctional relationship but has perhaps stabilised to the point where Pakistan is ready to act on a request like this".

Ms. Mulcahy did not act on a request for a cease-and-desist order from Mr. Franklin concerning the party, thereby allowing it to go on as scheduled.

He said the Bush administration did not act on a request for an increase in troops for Afghanistan for seven months.

The Giuliani administration is delaying the start of dozens of city construction projects while it waits for legislators in Albany to act on a request for an additional $4 billion in borrowing authority.

Senegal, for example, had failed to act on a request to prosecute the former Chadian dictator, Hissene Habre; and the African Union has already thrown its weight behind Sudan's Bashir.

The outcome of the election however, is unknown, because the ballots have been impounded until the NLRB decides how to act upon a Request for Review submitted to them by NYU on 18 April.

The government said the company acted after a request from Banri Kaieda, the minister of economy, trade and industry.

The arrest was confirmed Thursday by diplomatic officials in Italy, who said that the agent, Robert Seldon Lady, was detained on the border between Costa Rica and Panama, after Panama acted on a request by Interpol for his arrest.

DAMASCUS, Syria — The continuing violence in Syria prompted the United States on Friday to warn that it may close its embassy here in the capital unless the Syrian government acts on a request to bolster security around the compound.