Sentence examples for encourage passage from inspiring English sources

In its statement, the company said it was considering filing for bankruptcy protection while looking for new financing and working to encourage passage of federal legislation changing the way victims of asbestos-related diseases are compensated.

In 1935, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACPP) organized an exhibition in New York City, drawing attention to lynching and to encourage passage of a federal law banning it.

NC-20's Thompson says his group is happy with that approach, and encouraged passage.

He encouraged passage of a bill that required that violent offenders serve at least 85 percent of their sentences (up from the 50 percent previously mandated), while requiring that judges consider home incarceration for first-time, non-violent offenders.

Peristaltic movements encourage the passage of food substances through the intestinal tract.

Its rules prohibit corporations from purchasing teams and encourage the passage of franchises from one generation to the next.

We believe we are better off approving homeland defense legislation that includes an additional mediation process and we encourage expedited passage of this legislation.

One of his first acts as governor was to encourage the passage of a bill that made it more difficult for Wisconsin citizens to sue big corporations for injury or other damages.

That was how it worked: half up front, the rest held back to encourage safe passage.

With legislation not moving in Washington, much of his work has involved traveling to cities and states to encourage the passage of local minimum wage laws.

Please write to let the USDA know you support the proposed rule, and encourage swift passage and enforcement to crack down on puppy mill imports.