The phrase "ask for a motion" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in formal settings, such as meetings or discussions, to request a formal proposal or action from participants.
Example: "During the meeting, I will ask for a motion to approve the budget for the upcoming year."
Alternatives: "request a motion" or "solicit a motion".
In fact, she had simply asked for a motion to be reworded because she felt its original phrasing could be used to target Muslims generally.
Referring to Mr. Owens, she continued: "Stewart had asked for a motion on the resolution, and asked him to hold off till after he'd made the motion and gotten a second".
She added that the "prosecutor asked for a motion of continuance, but it was denied by the judge so the charges were dropped".
Councilman Gary Monahan then jokingly asked for a motion "not to ban garden gnomes". Righeimer later said that he didn't see "gnomes or something like that" being under the purview of the Public Nuisance Abatement Ordinance.
If there is no specific paperwork, the clerk can tell you or your attorney how to prepare a letter asking for a motion to dismiss.
This morning, the President of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament asked for a motion for a joint resolution to be withdrawn from the agenda.
If it looks like the legislation will be "talked out" by opponents giving long speeches, Mr Wharton can ask for a "closure motion".
A PERB judge originally made the ruling in 1996; the board then voted down a university appeal last December and last week denied UC's motion to ask for a higher court review.
MPs then voted in favour of a government motion saying May would ask for a short extension if her deal passed and acknowledging the EU would want a long delay if it did not.
At that hearing, according to people on the Andersen team, the lawyers are planning to waive all pretrial motions and ask for an expedited trial date.
Justice Murtagh repeatedly replied that he was simply ask ing for a motion for resumption of the hearings "supported by assurances that they will stand trial". He conceded that there was an "inescapable implica tion" that the defendants must not violate contempt provisions of the judicial law, but asserted that his request "is not a change in any sense," from his previ ous position.
