Sentence examples for motion to authorise from inspiring English sources

Under pressure from the United States, the Turkish parliament has passed a motion to authorise the use of force.

Britain will not join any armed action in Syria after parliament voted 285-272 against a motion by Prime Minister David Cameron to authorise a military response in principle.

Admittedly, she voted in favour of defeated attempts to amend two important motions, but when Parliament was ultimately asked to authorise the use of force she expressed no view, when 85 Labour MPs had the courage to oppose the government.

Ivan Monckton, the Unite member proposing the motion, said it was likely that Cameron would ask parliament to authorise Britain to take military action and that the party should not be seen to blunder into "another illegal war".

But the prime minister was forced to water down the government's motion after Labour refused to back it and a second vote will now be needed to authorise military strikes.

Cameron would have to authorise his killing.

Congress failed to authorise money for CERP projects.

"I am not going to authorise any more money.

The hitch is that Congress has to authorise it.

Congress will still have to authorise the funds.

The peer also defended politicians' powers to authorise interception warrants.