Sentence examples for formally triggered from inspiring English sources

Napthine formally triggered Victoria's election period on Monday by issuing the writs to the state's governor.

The contest was formally triggered by Eagle's entry into the race, meaning there will in effect be a rerun of last year's hustings over the summer and vote to be announced in September.

Starmer, and pro-remain Conservative backbenchers, challenged David Davis, the minister for exiting the EU, to produce a "detailed" picture of his negotiating strategy before article 50 is formally triggered – but a series of interventions from MPs underlined the divisions in both parties.

When British Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggered Brexit last week, observers knew it would send the relationship between Britain and the EU into rocky, uncharted terrain.

Has that calculus been changed by the high court ruling that the government must secure parliamentary approval before it can formally trigger divorce proceedings with the European Union?

The Observer newspaper reports that the opposition party will move the writ in the House of Commons for 3 December, formally triggering the one-off poll.

My understanding is that even when the prime minister formally triggers article 50, perhaps early next year, the Scottish government will still be in no rush to set out a more concrete referendum timescale.

Those who support a UK exit from the EU argue that the process would be considerably more flexible, and that the UK could begin negotiations without formally triggering the deadline.

Labour MPs remain divided over whether Angela Eagle, the recently resigned shadow business secretary, should formally trigger a leadership challenge on Monday or if another candidate, such as Owen Smith, would be a better option.

Leave campaign leader Boris Johnson has said there is no rush to invoke article 50 of the EU treaty – which formally triggers a two-year deadline for exit negotiations – however European leaders have said they want the country out of the bloc as soon as possible.

Shortly after visiting the governor general at Government House in Canberra to formally trigger the 2 July poll, Turnbull began and ended his press conference with his central message: that Australians should give him a mandate and a full term to govern, and not take the economic risk of a change back to Labor.