Sentence examples for moved to abolish from inspiring English sources

The justice minister moved to abolish the chronic state of emergency.

Mrs Thatcher's government also moved to abolish the Greater London Council (GLC) and the six metropolitan county councils.

They started out in opposition to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's regime, which seized power in 1986 and moved to abolish all political parties.

Still fond of provoking and shocking others, Ayer moved to abolish the saying of grace before college dinner and publicly ridiculed the latest philosophical theories emanating from France.

In March 2010, VHTs went on strike after Amref moved to abolish a daily transport allowance paid to them when they attended training sessions.

In Massachusetts, voters moved to abolish bilingual education in the schools, but in Colorado a similar measure faced a strong fight.

Whitehall support is uncertain as the government moves to abolish its funding of English local councils by 2020 and £26bn of revenue is devolved from business rates.

If Republicans win a majority in the November elections, they could well move to abolish the office, and Mr. Wise's resignation seemed designed to avoid being ensnared in such a development.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose Justice and Development Party has just won the Turkish election, recently told EU ambassadors that his party would now move to abolish the use of torture the largest remaining human-rights obstacle to the beginning of negotiations.

"The death penalty is the ultimate cruel and inhuman form of punishment, and Sri Lanka should move to abolish it immediately," Truscott said.

If water can move to abolish an osmotic pressure gradient, it does so.