Sentence examples for request for a moratorium from inspiring English sources

With three inmates facing execution in the next few months, black lawmakers and opponents of the death penalty turned to the legislature after Gov. Parris N. Glendening, a Democrat, rejected their request for a moratorium.

"Unesco's request for a moratorium was, I think, unhelpful and if anything confrontational, but the council has reacted by saying 'we'll do whatever we want' and neither is very helpful," he said.

Most of the requests for transition periods come from the applicants (eg, Poland's request for a moratorium on the purchase of land by foreigners), but occasionally the EU makes demands of its own (eg, to delay the free movement of labour).The negotiations are about trying to narrow the differences between the EU and an applicant country so that a chapter can be closed.

At a conference convened by the National Institutes of Health NIHH) in January 1998, the Acting FDA Commissioner, Michael Friedman, stated that the request for a moratorium was a 'highly valuable' part of public debate but added: 'We believe that it's important to set up a framework to responsibly conduct research' (Wadman 1998, 423).

This is a formal request for a moratorium on self-legitimizing.

The F.D.A.'s announcement came with an asterisk, given the Agriculture Department's request for a continued moratorium on the sale of clones into the food supply.

Maurice Flanagan, Emirates vice-chairman, described the media response to Dubai World's request for a debt moratorium as "hate Dubai week".

Government ministers have met almost daily since Sept. 11 to consider requests from business owners for a moratorium on duties, payroll taxes and utility surcharges, or help with covering loan payments.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has refused President Obama's request to extend a moratorium on construction in the Jewish settlements for a modest 60 days.

Mr. Netanyahu has refused President Obama's request to extend a moratorium on construction in the Jewish settlements for a modest 60 days.

The council unanimously supported a motion urging the Welsh Government to request a moratorium on all wind farm applications.