Sentence examples for present charter from inspiring English sources

At the end of those hearings, the commission can present charter amendments to voters.

He granted the town its first charter in 1204; the present charter dates from 1575.

15 – Article 103 of the UN Charter provides: 'In the event of a conflict between the obligations of the Members of the United Nations under the present Charter and their obligations under any other international agreement, their obligations under the present Charter shall prevail.' It is generally recognised that this obligation extends to binding Security Council decisions.

Maybe not, but for practical purposes this sentence comes pretty close: "Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state".

This present charter confirms for us and our heirs in perpetuity, that the internet shall be free and open, and shall have its rights undiminished, and its liberties unimpaired.

This authorization is restricted by the provision that, "while the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in the present Charter, the General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard to that dispute or situation unless the Security Council so requests".

'But, if we assume that the plaintiffs in error under their present charters could be excluded from the streets, the consequence would not follow.

In the video, Mr. Williams presents charter schools as a "Chicago miracle" and a solution to poorly performing public schools.

As for the first contract, Mr. Beame conceded that it was not exempt from Board of Estimate consideration under the present City Charter, which only ex empts contracts under $2,500.

Activists from the #BringBackOurGirls group said they will present a "charter of demands" to the president, including calls for a more effective presence in militant strongholds and greater engagement with the community of Chibok, where the girls were abducted by Islamic militants more than a month ago.

Last September, a group of writers and artists presented a charter of demands for language rights to the West Bengal government, to reinforce the use of Bengali in schools, administration and even road signs.