Sentence examples for request for statehood from inspiring English sources

When it reconvened in December 1819, Congress was faced with a request for statehood from Maine.

It is reported that Israeli-American relations are "strained" and that Russia and China would veto any Palestinian request for statehood.

But he made no direct reference to the issue that has dominated diplomatic wrangling in New York this week – the Palestinian request for statehood to the security council.

Israeli officials are now playing down any immediate sanctions against the Palestinians after it became clear that the request for statehood is likely to gather significant support, which has strengthened since the Israeli assault on Gaza.

When Harrison's successor, Thomas Posey, was confirmed on March 3, 1813, Jennings's party in the territorial legislature had become entrenched and began to advance their request for statehood.

He rattled off states, such as Arizona and Wisconsin, whose requests for statehood were made in votes with woefully low turnouts.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will present a request for formal recognition of statehood to the United Nations on 20 September, officials confirmed this weekend, saying they have the support of 117 UN member states.

Now the Palestinians are weighing a request to the United Nations Security Council to support a bid for statehood, leaving Washington in the uncomfortable position of blocking such a unilateral move while supporting democracy movements in other Arab nations.

President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority earned the admiration of many of his people by pressing his case for statehood upon the Security Council, rejecting American requests to withhold the application and refusing to return to negotiations with Israel without a freeze on settlements in the West Bank.

Young had good reason to refuse: By the time of the Army's re-enlistment request, Congress had rejected another of Utah's regular and futile appeals for statehood.

The Security Council membership committee referred the Palestinian request for full United Nations membership to its experts on Friday to evaluate whether it meets the criteria for statehood.