Sentence examples for referendum demonstrated from inspiring English sources

His party, Thai Rak Thai, has been disbanded by a court order, but his political backers are reorganizing, and the referendum demonstrated that they have a strong constituency.

But supporters of lowering the voting age say the recent Scottish independence referendum demonstrated how a wider franchise galvanises political debate and argument.

At the same time, however, turnout for the referendum demonstrated the need for the public to be provided with even more information.

Yet the details of the referendum demonstrate a paradox – that those who have experienced the highest levels of migration are the least anxious about it.

But the case of the Greek referendum demonstrates once again that the strategy of using a referendum as a commitment device for the purpose of making credible threats is quite dangerous.

"Provisions for referendums demonstrate devotion to democracy, not to bias, discrimination or prejudice," Black wrote.

And as the 84.6% turnout at the Scottish referendum last week demonstrated, there is a huge appetite for politics.

The British foreign secretary, William Hague, said the referendum result demonstrated more clearly than ever the Falkland Islanders' wish to remain an overseas territory of Britain.

If the US might seem like a long way to go for comment, the BBC's referendum coverage demonstrated that, when balance is at stake, a contributor's passion can be quite as compelling a qualification as his or her expertise, reputation or, even, connection with the subject under discussion.

In Swiss cantons, several referenda have demonstrated the median voter's preferences for balanced budgets and her aversion to deficits.4 The individual cantonal legislation, and in particular each cantonal Finance Management Act of Parliament (FMA5), reflects these preferences.

President Obama's remarks will certainly draw more attention to the referendum and demonstrate how important it is that we get this one right".