Sentence examples for originally petitioned from inspiring English sources

National Defense PAC had originally petitioned the FEC for an advisory opinion on the spending mechanism, but after FEC did not give an opinion, the PAC took its case to court -- and won.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which originally petitioned Cal/OSHA to strengthen the state's Bloodborne Pathogens standard and "clarify required protections for workers in the adult film industry" in December 2009, has long argued that workplace protection in porn is insufficient.

A petition is the oldest form of Parliamentary proceeding, and the one through which most early statutes were originally passed; the King would be petitioned to take action by Members of Parliament, and would assent to their request; laws passed in this way include Magna Carta and the Statute of Westminster.

Damon and Ledger were originally cast in opposite roles before they petitioned to have their characters switched.

A request for the session by a left-wing legislator was originally denied for security reasons, but then granted when he petitioned the Supreme Court.

Originally part of a temporary exhibition, the cube became permanent after local residents petitioned for it, according to a 1967 New York Times article.

Arguing that the decision to go with a 1-ton threshold was arbitrary and capricious, these organizations petitioned the EPA to reconsider, and in December 2009 the agency relented, reproposing the originally recommended half-ton threshold.

Citizens petitioned Pres.

The court originally rejected the petition, but recently reversed that decision.

Shazad Iqbal who started the Change.org petition originally wrote: "Blasphemy is clearly conveyed in the video since Katy Perry – who appears to be representing an opposition of God – engulfs the believer and the word "God" in flames".

A lot of people reacted skeptically when I originally started the petition, with lots of comments to the effect of 'petitions don't do anything,'" wrote Sina Khanifar, who started the petition.