Sentence examples for petitioned to keep from inspiring English sources
The protesters also brought awareness to banks' foreclosure practices, and even successfully petitioned to keep some struggling borrowers in their homes.
When some in Congress attempted to prohibit new catch shares in the Eastern United States last year, Dr. Hilborn and 64 other scientists successfully petitioned to keep the catch-shares tool in the tackle box for America's fishing future.
The neighbors, according to him, petitioned to keep the area parking-meter free so he could continue to work.
Students are petitioning to keep Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) from speaking at Millersville University due to his push for large budget cuts to higher education.
Fifteen years ago, there were few petitions to keep emotional support animals.
About 15,000 people signed a petition to keep Norris Dam open.
They claim 5,000 have signed a petition to keep the Mormons out.
Last year, the community circulated a petition to keep the market in its current location.
A Swiss journalist even started a petition to keep him on tour for one more season.
Twenty thousand people signed a petition to keep Dreamland from being redeveloped for flats – and they won.
He helped organize a petition to keep Ligon, and the school listened.
