Sentence examples for putting forward a motion from inspiring English sources

During his time in the House of Commons, Carswell was a key figure behind the fall of the former Speaker, Michael Martin, putting forward a motion of no confidence in May 2009, which led to Martin's demise.

And Tory Alan Lamb is putting forward a motion condemning what he calls, "the failure of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust to fulfil its repeated promises to fund a City Centre Kidney Dialysis Unit at the Leeds General Infirmary".

Several investors put forward a motion proposing Mr. Woodford be included as a board member.

The opposition put forward a motion to impeach the president should he refuse to step down.

In March, backed by fellow Asian hardliners, it successfully lobbied the UN to put forward a motion to ban ketamine, a widely abused anaesthetic.

Councillors are to put forward a motion to wipe his name from Scarborough's roll of honour following claims that he abused as many as 300 victims.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: "The coalition government pledged to put forward a motion to allow a free vote on the Hunting Act.

In response, Godard and Truffaut put forward a motion to stop the festival in solidarity with the workers and students on strike.

However, in a bid to broaden potential support among MPs next Thursday, a Conservative MP, David Nuttall, put forward a motion suggesting a referendum, to be held by May 2013, offering the public three options:1.

As soon as the chamber convened on January 5th, Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico, put forward a motion to change the rules of the filibuster, whereby 41 of the 100 senators can stymie almost any measure.

The main opposition party has instead put forward a motion to delay the cuts by three years, which it says the Conservatives could not object to on constitutional grounds.