Sentence examples for request subsidies from inspiring English sources

To obtain sufficient revenue to govern, the crown had to request subsidies and taxes from a potentially fractious and recalcitrant Parliament.

With the encouragement of his Protestant advisers, James summoned the English Parliament in 1624 so that he could request subsidies for a war.

In a letter to the sultan, they also requested subsidies for young people who want to get married but cannot afford the wedding expenses.

Charles Allen, the outgoing Chief Executive of Channel 4's commercial rival ITV, attacked Channel 4 for deterioration of output and adopting a "begging" approach to finances in the run-up to terrestrial digital switchover (requesting subsidies for public service output while pursuing a path of commercialism).

The authorities have not yet acted on the fishermen's request for subsidies, although similar grants — graciously called "indemnities" — have been used to tide farmers over hard times.

Besides the cost to Merrill of moving to Ground Zero, there are a lot of other "ifs" to factor in. There's no telling how Merrill's inevitable request for subsidies beyond those already available to it if it moves to the WTC site will play at City Hall and in Albany.

Indeed, rather than answering any cry for freedom, Brussels bureaucrats will be busy fending off more mundane requests for subsidies and aid.

Ranking members of transportation committees in both legislative houses today welcomed the fare proposal, which they said should mute some of the agency's requests for subsidies.

"This government will be very loth to consider requests for subsidies, we will be very loth to do for businesses in trouble the sorts of things they should be doing for themselves," he warned.

So far the central bank has refused requests for subsidies to help with private-sector interest bills, but some corporate leaders have warned that their companies may go bust without state support.

"This government will be very loath to consider requests for subsidies," he added.