Sentence examples for repeal the test from inspiring English sources

James also attempted to place sympathizers in Parliament who he hoped would repeal the Test Act, which required a strict Anglican religious test for many civil offices.

Johnson participated in efforts to repeal the Test and Corporation Acts, which restricted the civil rights of Dissenters.

In 1687 James prepared to pack Parliament with his supporters so that it would repeal the Test Act and the penal laws.

He asked Parliament to repeal the Test Act and the Habeas Corpus Act, used his dispensing power to appoint Roman Catholics to senior posts, and raised the strength of the standing army.

And in fact, CARE was unsuccessful in its initial political campaign, whose goal was to get the State Legislature to repeal the tests.

The proposed legislation wisely does not repeal the earnings test for those who choose to retire early, at age 62.

Repealing the earnings test would cost the government roughly $22.7 billion over 10 years, according to Republican estimates.

Repealing the earnings test for those 65 and older will raise Social Security expenditures by about $22.7 billion over the next 10 years.

The promise of school funds might also push the legislature, which controls issues such as tenure, to allow a loosening of the contract's job-security provisions and to repeal the law that forbids test scores to be used to evaluate teachers.

Even so, lawmakers in most countries have been slow to repeal the laws on driving tests and licences, and in most places the rules still call for at least one sober "driver" sitting in a front seat.

Howard Dean On repealing the Bush tax cuts I think the test of leadership is not doing what's popular, I think it's doing what's right.