Sentence examples for request of parliament from inspiring English sources

Parliament responded by demanding the dismissal of the king's favourites, but Richard insisted that he would not dismiss so much as a scullion in his kitchen at the request of Parliament.

This prerogative was normally exercised at the request of Parliament and the prime minister, either at his or her discretion or following a motion of no confidence.

Amendments were made by the imperial Parliament in London at the request of the Parliament of Canada.

Brown could also request another dissolution of parliament so another election could be held, in the hope of it producing a more decisive result.

There was an undeniable frisson of excitement on April 6th when Gordon Brown at last made his trip to Buckingham Palace to request the dissolution of Parliament and named the day when the voters will go to the polls: May 6th.For this is a contest that matters greatly.

In a separate letter to the Queen's private secretary, Christopher Geidt, Blair-Robinson says that if the three party leaders fail in their duty to request the dissolution of parliament then "the responsibility must fall directly upon Her Majesty, as head of state".

But his plans unravelled when the ultra-rightist National Union-Yisrael Beitenu block, with its pivotal seven Knesset seats, spurned his overtures.Mr Sharon moved swiftly and elegantly, informing the president early on November 5th that he no longer had a workable majority and requesting the dissolution of parliament and elections within 90 days.

The original market, consisting of wooden stalls and sheds, became disorganised and disorderly, and the 6th Earl requested an Act of Parliament in 1813 to regulate it, then commissioned Charles Fowler in 1830 to design the neo-classical market building that is the heart of Covent Garden today.

In 1515, at the request of the Scottish Parliament, he came to Scotland from France.

Initially created at the request of the Cortes (parliament) to serve as its permanent representative, the consejo real evolved into a body controlled by the monarch.

In 1907, at the request of the New Zealand Parliament, King Edward VII proclaimed New Zealand a dominion within the British Empire, reflecting its self-governing status.