Sentence examples for it is petitioned from inspiring English sources

So the English court, if it is petitioned first by the wife, will proceed with the case and she will succeed.

An official at the federal agency played down the significance of this investigation, terming it a review and saying that the agency must conduct such reviews when it is petitioned by environmental groups, as it was in this case.

It is petitioning the city for an equal amount, and expects feedback on the proposal in the fall.

The university said it was petitioning the A-10 to have Terrell reinstated, declining to say what guidelines were cited.

Over a million Americans signed Just Label It's petition to the FDA to get them to do so, prompting the FDA to address the issue directly on its website on April 8. FDA spokeswoman Theresa Eisenman said that the agency is currently in the midst of addressing the petition, and directed The Huffington Post to the FDA's procedures for answering petitions.

It has also been petitioned by investor groups and environmentalists to add climate change to the list of those challenges.

The German soccer federation was petitioned, and it amended its rules to allow head coverings for lower-level leagues, Gebken said.

In America the regulator in question is the Food and Drug Administration, which Aqua Bounty says it has been petitioning for more than a decade and which published guidelines for approving genetically engineered animals in 2009.

Recently, EPA has been petitioned to remove all refuge requirements.

The USDA agreed with the request, stating "it is granting your petition and is developing a proposed rule that addresses the issue of humane handling".

The group, which opposes abortion and birth control, said it was not petitioning against an application for over-the-counter sales.