Sentence examples for request to abolish from inspiring English sources

The Congress did, however, accede to Mr. Fujimori's request to abolish the National Intelligence Service, which Mr. Montesinos led.

Fossil fuel producers could face a hit of up to $100 billion if Congress heeds the president's request to abolish what he called "oil and gas company preferences" in the tax code.

The court is also expected to hear a defence request to abolish what they term a "presumptive classification" that treats any discussion of the CIA prisons as top secret, as well as a media request to limit closing of the courtroom for secret sessions.

The chairman of the judiciary committee agreed to move the bill forward, but amended their request to abolish the statute of limitations to extend it to 20 years instead.

An important step not just symbolic is to abolish radiology request forms and replace them with consultancy or advice request forms.

Unable to oust Mr. Baraka directly, the state Senate last month took up Governor McGreevey's request and approved a measure to abolish the poet laureate's chair -- a post that is intended to include two public readings, with few other duties spelled out -- an action that raised questions about free speech and the deployment of language in unsettling times.

Photo Requests from Solitary is currently filling requests from these states, and using the project to support local campaigns to abolish the use of solitary confinement in prisons.

New legislation drawn up at the request of the European Union will encourage residents to adopt orphans by seeking to abolish a corrupt system of babies going to the highest bidder.

The FOI request that revealed the government correspondence was made by the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons (Ican), a coalition of NGOs from more than 95 countries, whose aim is a global ban on nuclear weapons.

The requests for oversight and reform in the late 1850s and early 1860s described above were made only after the massive effort to abolish the chaplaincy altogether had failed.

They want to abolish it.