Sentence examples for drafting a declaration from inspiring English sources

On March 1, the first day of the convention, a committee began drafting a declaration of independence; on March 2 the declaration was presented and adopted; and on March 3 the delegates began signing it.

Convicted of treason in 1964 for drafting a "Declaration for the Taiwanese People," he spent a total of 11 1/2 torture-filled years in prison, went into exile in the United States and then returned here in 1990 to join the offspring of his cause, the Democratic Progressive Party of Chen Shui-bian, who won on Sunday.

Beginning in 1947, delegates from six continents devoted themselves to drafting a declaration that would enshrine the fundamental rights and freedoms of people everywhere.

Although Jefferson was the chief author of the Declaration, he was a member of a committee of five men charged with drafting a declaration that would explain why the colonies were separating from England.

In 1999, the first fixed International Day of Peace was initiated out of the vision of former actor and filmmaker Jeremy Gilley, who after traveling the world and meeting with heads of state, took his idea to the U.N. General Assembly and succeeded in drafting a declaration naming September 21st as a day devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace.

Each of these issues carries its own legal standards and requirements, but your only job in drafting a declaration is to establish the factual requirements to meet those legal standards.

In 2010, Marino banded together with other scientists, activists, and philosophers to draft a "Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans" declaring that no whales and dolphins "should be held in captivity … or removed from their natural environment".

The European commission has drafted a declaration stating that European environmental and health standards will not be diluted.

At which point, unless George Steiner drafts a declaration of characters' rights, I will do with them what I must.

The Congress recommended that colonies form their own governments and assigned a committee to draft a declaration of independence.

Beilin did not tell Shimon Peres, Rabin's foreign minister, of the back channel until the negotiators had drafted a declaration of principles for Palestinian self-government.