Sentence examples for humble address from inspiring English sources

Absurdly, parliamentarians must ask special permission under the "humble address" before they can even discuss the reform issue in either house.

Two backbenchers – one an old codger on the way down, the other a newcomer on the way up – are called upon to propose the 'Humble Address' when the Commons reconvenes.

The rainy Patrons' Lunch, for instance, with the Queen and subjects on top, participatory form, illustrated everything politicians had said earlier, in a Humble Address, about her being "a golden thread", a cherished symbol of stability, unity, continuity, stoicism and so, rhapsodically, forth.

The last letter, An Humble Address, was also published after the conflict had ended.

The Drapier's last letter, An Humble Address to Both Houses of Parliament, was completed in June 1725.

With this, Conway moved that "An humble address be presented to His Majesty"; George III replied that he would see them on 3 March at St James's Palace.

The Queen was also due to receive "humble addresses" presented by the speakers of both Houses of Parliament, John Bercow and Lady D'Souza.

In fact, the Leader of The House, Andrea Leadsom, said that this was so procedurally odd that she would be referring the matter to a rules committee, to see whether the increase in use of something as obscure as "humble addresses" could be justified.

Two images that seem to have brought pangs of conscience were early scenes that showed Y in her school uniform casually talking about sex with an adult and later scenes when she drops the use of humble speech to address her lover and finally assumes the sadist's role.

"Humble Mumble" addresses critics who make negative assumptions about hip-hop based on preconceived notions; André 3000 raps in the song: "I met a critic/I made her shit her draws/She said hip-hop was only guns and alcohol/I said oh hell naw/but it's that too/You can't discriminate cause you done read a book or two".

Blacklock's Humble continues to address Oldfield in a mock-affectionate, softly menacing tone, complete with all the syntactical idiosyncracies of Humble's original missives, which set graphologists off in a tailspin.