Sentence examples for motion to suspend from inspiring English sources

But Mr Skinner immediately left the chamber - avoiding a formal motion to suspend him.

On June 3, it released him on bail but denied his motion to suspend his sentence and grant him probation.

A vote is taking place on a motion to suspend standing orders in the house of representatives.

Shorten unsuccessfully moved a motion to suspend question time to censure the prime minister "for breaking his promises".

Later Blatter attempted to stage manage a "handshake for peace" between the delegates from Palestine and Israel after the former had withdrawn a motion to suspend the latter.

Respondent's motion to suspend the injunction pending appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was granted by the District Judge.

Free jets diffusing in a flocculation chamber can provide the requisite motion to suspended particles which help to form flocs. Experiments show that the efficiency of removing turbidity of raw water in a jet flocculator is as good as that of conventional flocculators fitted with mechanical stirrers.

That's when Mr. McConnell threw in 10 motions to suspend the rules, one of which would again bring up the jobs bill.

The result was that a Senate precedent was set in which motions to suspend the rules — to offer unrelated amendments — after the Senate had agreed to end debate on a bill would no longer be permitted.

On Thursday, Republicans tried to get around that limit with a multitude of "motions to suspend the rules," which violate the concept of cloture and could keep debate going even after a supermajority votes to move on.

They comprise motions to suspend the rules, withdraw motions, read papers, raise the question of consideration, raise questions of order and appeal, reconsider, take up out of order, determine the method of procedure, divide pending questions, and raise questions relating to nominations.