Sentence examples for prorogued and from inspiring English sources

Northern Ireland was ruled directly from Westminster between 1972, when the Northern Ireland parliament was prorogued, and 1999, when the new power-sharing assembly was established.

With parliament prematurely prorogued and a spate of wild winter weather dubbed "Snowmaggedon", Canada isn't currently as awesome a country to live in as that Economist cover with the moose wearing sunglasses made it out to be.

The Speaker confirmed the motion could be put forward unchanged if parliament was prorogued and then resumed, in answer to a question from the pro-Brexit Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Northern Ireland was ruled directly from Westminster between 1972 - when the Northern Ireland Parliament was prorogued - and 1999 when the new power-sharing assembly was established.

Last week, Federal Parliament was prorogued and recalled for a joint-sitting of both houses, a political tactic not used for over a century.

With infinite patience, Paul sought to overcome the opposition of Emperor, kings, prelates, and princes, proroguing and postponing the council's opening again and again over the course of nine years, but finally succeeding in having it inaugurated by his legate, Cardinal Giovanni del Monte, in Trent on Dec. 13, 1545.

After two assassination attempts against William I he prorogued Parliament and ran a campaign in which the socialists (quite unjustly) were blamed for the failed efforts to kill the emperor.

As Parliament prorogued, MPs and peers were notified of a number of bills that have now reached the statute book after receiving royal assent.

The UK will have no MPs for a few weeks after Parliament was prorogued last week and then dissolved in the early hours of Wednesday.

Jump to media player The UK has no MPs after Parliament was prorogued last week and then dissolved in the early hours of Wednesday.

The government prorogued Parliament and the bill goes back to square one in the Senate.