Sentence examples for petitioning in from inspiring English sources

Black repeated the ritual, and soon his father entered him in local races, even petitioning in public hearings for his entry.

Those found petitioning in "sensitive places", such as Tiananmen Square, would be taken by police to a centre like Majialou where they would await collection by officials from their locality (or, more usually, by toughs recruited by local officials).

"The traffic police even praised the old cadres for petitioning in such an orderly way -- not like a lot of protesters here who block roads and things like that".

As he watched the Toyota recede, Mr. Baskin, a senior at SUNY College at Geneseo who is petitioning in a handful of middle-class Queens neighborhoods, wondered aloud if he should have taken more desperate measures; rapped on the window, for instance, or stood in front of the car.

Far more important was the commission for sick and wounded mariners and for prisoners of war in Charles II's Dutch Wars (1665 67, 1672 74), during which Evelyn exposed himself to plague and incurred personal expenses, reimbursement for which he was still petitioning in 1702.

As The Guardian recently noted, other independent authors are petitioning in the retailer's favor.

In terms of political actions, 70% of people took part in petitions, 19% in boycotts, 23% in protests, 19% in strikes and 13% in online political action.

Mr. Weingarten began writing the petition in late 1999.

Thousands signed a petition in protest.

I've had many petitions in my time.

They have published a petition in support of the RIBA.