Sentence examples for motion and vote from inspiring English sources

Can we make a motion and vote by e-mail?

What was meant to be a quick motion and vote in the Senate turned into a marathon debate.

"I urge the government to back our motion and vote in Parliament on Wednesday to properly help these vulnerable refugees".

Because of the devolution of power, the powers of the Central Committee have increased substantially; for instance, when a two-thirds majority of the Politburo voted in favour of retaining Lê Khả Phiêu as General Secretary (the leader of Vietnam), the Central Committee voted against the Politburo's motion and voted unanimously in favour of removing Lê Khả Phiêu from his post of General Secretary.

She therefore took the opportunity to have the motion and votes cast, and this may be perhaps what saw the bill pass through parliament as, after this stage, parliamentarians could only amend the bill but not reject it [ 24].

A "Co-op boards can hold meetings at which directors make motions and vote by electronic communication that allows all participants to hear each other at the same time," said Eva Talel, a Manhattan co-op and condo lawyer.

Take motions and vote for agreement of what most important related issues and proposed solutions that the group will be most interested in and how they may be influenced.

Cameron promises a "clear government motion" and a vote.

To open up parliament more fully to public concerns, petitions from the electorate with signatures numbering above a high threshold should also be able to be debated in the chamber, again where appropriate with a substantive motion and a vote.

When Gabbard is in town, she finds that she can spend days in constant motion, meeting and voting and meeting some more, while hardly ever leaving the warren of federal buildings.

"I think this is a workable way forward and so I shall vote for this motion and I shall vote in the next debate to put this legislation for revision in full synod," he said.