Sentence examples for repeal of clause from inspiring English sources

Val Byrne You should be ashamed that old duffers in the House of Lords prevented the repeal of Clause 28.

A former TV researcher for his close friend Esther Rantzen, Woodward was sacked from the Conservative party in 1999 after defying the whip and supporting the repeal of clause 28, which outlawed the promotion of homosexuality in the classroom.

Woods, Jilly Yes, but you should be ashamed that old duffers in the House of Lords prevented the repeal of Clause 28 and would have thrown out legislation equalising the age of consent if it hadn't been for pressure from that supposed bogeyman, Europe.

The repeal of clause 26 in 1829, by the Offences against the Person Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4 c. 31 s. 1), was the first time a clause of Magna Carta was repealed.

Prof Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, who chaired the investigation, last week called on voters to back the repeal of the clause, saying it tied doctors' hands.

It called for the repeal of the clause, as it provides British officials with a defence against prosecution for torture if they can show that they had "lawful authority, justification or excuse" for inflicting severe pain or suffering.

Repeal of the clause was favored by most Democrats, whose party controlled the Senate, but Mr. Fannin helped form a Republican alliance with conservative Democrats to defeat the move.

On Tuesday the chair of an official investigation into Halappanavar's death, Prof Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, called on voters to back the repeal of the clause, saying it tied doctors' hands.

The network recently supported a group of parents getting the lessons dropped from one school and is now raising money to fund a television campaign to advocate for the repeal of the clause it says allows for the indoctrination of children.

Against the strong advice of his campaign team, he made several controversial statements; including one that said Islam was "a backward culture", that no more asylum seekers would be allowed into the country, and, if necessary, the possible repeal of anti-racism clauses in the Dutch Constitution to protect freedom of speech.

On Wednesday, GOP presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) urged his congressional colleagues to support legislation that would repeal a clause of the National Defense Authorization Act that could allow for the indefinite detention of American citizens, simultaneously criticizing Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C). for his past comments on detainees.