Sentence examples for propelling the issue from inspiring English sources

A court in Massachusetts ruled that banning homosexuals from civil marriage was against the constitution, propelling the issue into the national spotlight.

The senators credited these activists for propelling the issue into the national spotlight.

Whatever the fate of the legislation, today's vote propelled the issue into the political campaign.

Mr Sarkozy, who is struggling in the opinion polls, has nonetheless copied the far right leader Marine Le Pen and propelled the issue onto the electoral stage.

The NUT did manage to propel the issue of funding momentarily into the headlines in the middle of an election campaign, which is where it should be.

Alan Milburn's recent report and the subsequent speech by Peter Mandelson propelled the issue of access to higher education on to the front pages.

Republican grass-roots activists are desperate to propel the issue to the top of the national agenda, while the party's elders — and their presidential nominee — are equally desperate to stop us all from talking about it.

A18 Court Affirms Campaign Limits A federal appeals court panel upheld a Vermont campaign-spending law in a ruling that lawyers said could reverberate far beyond the Green Mountain State and propel the issue of political spending back to the Supreme Court.

A federal appeals court panel upheld a Vermont campaign-spending law today in a ruling that lawyers said could reverberate far beyond the Green Mountain State and propel the issue of political spending back to the Supreme Court.

"They spent a lot of money, got a lot of bad press that propelled the issue into the national debate and alienated some of their customer base, as well as raising issues with some trading partners," said Mr. Benbrook, who does work on sustainable agriculture.

But what has propelled the issue is the British critics' insistence that American troops are far better equipped, with hundreds of troop-carrying helicopters, compared with a British fleet that some former field commanders say has sunk at times to fewer than 20 serviceable aircraft.