Sentence examples for issue urged from inspiring English sources

The two leading Republican candidates for governor of New York have made the "Ground Zero mosque" an issue, urged on by Rudy Giuliani, the ex-mayor, and by George Pataki, the ex-governor.

On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf (D), for whom the tax is a key political issue, urged legislators to pass a severance tax proposal approved by a bipartisan committee.

Even 'former prospective Tory MP' pop star Adam Rickitt had something to say on the issue, urging British people to blame the immigration system and not the immigrants.

Several tweets followed up on the housing issue, urging the president to do more to help people in trouble with their mortgages.

And he issued his longest and strongest statement yet on the issue, urging lawmakers not to cave to what he characterized as a "stampede" toward legalizing same-sex marriage.

Little wonder that France, egged on by Italy and others, has been keen to "Europeanise" the issue, urging Brussels to go to greater efforts to get the eastern countries to integrate their Roma.

Most of the measures in the draft bill are regarded as uncontroversial at Westminster, with MPs who have voiced concern at the issue urging the home secretary to go further.

The online dating website OKCupid took a bold stand on the issue, urging users not to access their website through Mozilla software.

The following month Pinkett-Smith testified before Senate on the issue, urging Congress to step up the fight against trafficking in both the U.S. and abroad.

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich)., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been cautious on the issue, urging that strikes be delayed until the United Nations team inspecting the  chemical weapons attack site completes its work.

During the address, he touched on nearly every major political issue, urging lawmakers to tackle the plight of poverty, treat immigrants with respect and aid the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe.