Sentence examples for canvass for a from inspiring English sources

Canvass for a voter-registration drive in an African-American neighborhood.

Fearing prosecution once his term in office was over, he now began to canvass for a second tribunate another unprecedented act, bound to reinforce fears of tyranny.

We have just completed research which suggests that the government's use of citizenship as an instrument for social cohesion is not working – and that the new earning the right to stay in Britain proposals will just make things worse (Canvass for a political party to win points for a British passport, says immigration minister, 4 August).

I would canvass for a ham sandwich to keep Ralph Norman out of Congress," said Horne, a co-founder of the organization #DemEnter, which is trying to move the Democratic Party to the left by getting progressives into leadership positions.

A group of charity CEOs were recently canvassed for a Guardian article on the key challenges facing the voluntary sector in 2017.

When I was canvassing for a byelection in Stoke last year, I met many people who had never voted before the referendum.

Over the past several years, MGM has insisted that it is not on the block -- even as its banker, Goldman Sachs, constantly, sometimes quite publicly, canvasses for a buyer.

He also attacked the "insidious and demoralising peace process" in the north, and he shocked some of his liberal followers by canvassing for a Unionist candidate in North Down.

While I generally attempt to hold a neutral position on the pieces I write, I feel obliged to declare an interest here, having canvassed for a yes vote in Ireland last week.

It takes a lot to get traditional Muslim women in niqabs out canvassing for a Scot who dressed up in a leotard and pretended to be a cat on Celebrity Big Brother.

It was August 2004, and the local authorities quickly traced the problems to a canvasser for a liberal group that had signed up tens of thousands of voters for the presidential election in this swing state.