Sentence examples for ratifications from from inspiring English sources

These, along with subsequent ratifications from Arkansas and Tennessee raised the issues of how many seceded states had legally valid legislatures; and if there were fewer legislatures than states, if Article V required ratification by three-fourths of the states or three-fourths of the legally valid state legislatures.

However, in February 1870, Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas ratified the amendment, bringing the total ratifying states to twenty-nine one more than the required twenty-eight ratifications from the thirty-seven states, and forestalling any court challenge to New York's resolution to withdraw its consent.

The record awaits ratification from the World Sailing Speed Record Council, but Douglas has conceded he has most likely lost his title, and he wants it back.

In 1987 he negotiated the Meech Lake accord on constitutional revision, but he was unable to obtain ratification from all 10 provinces before the deadline expired in 1990.

Cellino was at the club's stadium on Friday night but any takeover would require ratification from the Football League through its fit and proper persons test.

Confusion was caused when it became known that Utah had decided to postpone her ratification from three o'clock this afternoon until this evening.

A "no" vote would not scupper the treaty, which needs ratification from only 12 of the area's 17 countries to come into force, but would mean that Ireland is not eligible for further bail-outs.

He can recommend, he can persuade, he can influence, and he can intrigue, but when it comes to doing or acting he cannot dismiss a servant without ratification from a sub-committee.

Following the IOC's refusal to introduce a blanket ban, it has been left to individual federations to grant Russians permission to compete, subject to ratification from the court of arbitration for sport.

But it was only in 1305 that a settlement satisfactory to the king could be reached; even then it proved impossible to win full ratification from the Flemish townsmen, whose resistance remained an invariable factor in the latent hostility between France and England.

The deal is subject to ratification from the Football League.