Sentence examples for petitions as from inspiring English sources

From time to time, President Obama may also respond to petitions as well".

She has been circulating petitions as well as asking classmates to sign pledges that they would stay away from guns.

The most serious felons are barred, but otherwise judges have no discretion to reject the petitions, as long as the applicant fulfills certain criteria.

The anti-death-penalty group has posted online petitions, as well as sample letters to Congress and state governors asking for appeals and clemency for inmates.

Created by Abby Lester, the college archivist, it is enlivened with impassioned telegrams, letters, speeches and petitions, as well as photographs and news articles.

Otherwise, judges are required to grant the petitions as long as, essentially, felons have not been convicted of any new crimes in the five years after completing their sentences.

The bill will propose online petitioning as well as paper petitions to be counted towards support for a referendum for a mayor.

She would also have to submit her petition "as soon as practical" after realizing she couldn't compete.

His departure sparked a Save Twin Peaks petition, as well as a social media campaign urging him to return.

He can even call their attention to the existence of a petition, as long as he has no way of knowing who signs it.

Brigitte Bardot and Michael Schumacher, the popular Formula One driver, signed the petition, as did leaders of animal-rights groups around the world.