Sentence examples for motion moved from inspiring English sources

The motion, moved by Greens senator for Western Australia, Scott Ludlam, demanded the documents be tabled by 5pm on Tuesday.

Another motion moved by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said privatisation "will jeopardise the contribution Royal Mail makes to the national economy through the universal service obligation".

The censure motion was defeated, as was an earlier motion moved against the prime minister by the manager of opposition business, Tony Burke.

But most of the crossbench opposes the plan, and during the last sitting weeks four of them voted for a motion moved by Greens senator Rachel Siewert saying it should be blocked.

On 24 February, the Senate passed a motion moved by Senator Dio Wang and myself, resolving to hold an inquiry into the establishment of a federal corruption body, to be known as the National Integrity Commission (NIC).

In 2006, the House of Commons passed a symbolic motion moved by Stephen Harper, the prime minister, declaring "that this House recognise that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada".

This motion moves sharply away from that principle.

As Serafina, too, heads up the embankment, she is finally in motion, moving forward.

She sweeps her arms in a quick sculling motion, moving water like a washing machine agitator.

It rejects forward motion moving horizontally from point to point and changing along the way.

Then trim off the skin with a curved motion, moving around the orange until all skin is removed.