Sentence examples for request to broaden from inspiring English sources

The movement gained force last summer when elements of the Obama administration — including the office of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who as a senator had been a chief sponsor of the Violence Against Women Act — proposed making a formal request to broaden the definition.

D1 BUSINESS DAY C1-14 NeWarningng on Tire Safety Federal regulators warned of safety problems in many Firestone tires sold as replacements for factory-issued tires on sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks, after Bridgestone/Firestone rebuffed a request to broaden its current tire recall.

Requests to broaden the scope of services provided, in order that the children and spouses of participants could receive treatment at study clinics (rather than by referral), were raised in the feasibility study and the main trial.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Firestone had rebuffed on Thursday a request from regulators to broaden its current tire recall.

A federal judge, Jed S. Rakoff, rejected a request by the Securities and Exchange Commission to broaden its claims against the bank, which center on the Merrill bonuses.

(K 1 26 27) Despite the king's obvious dismay, he is nonetheless sufficiently curious about what lies behind this puzzling claim that he agrees to the sage's request to be allowed to broaden his explanation of it.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today that Firestone had rebuffed a request from regulators on Thursday to broaden its current tire recall.

But after the attacks, the F.C.C., responding to calls to broaden wiretaps, turned down the request, instead extending the deadline to Nov. 19.

Mr. Christie declined a request for an interview, but his prepared remarks seemed calibrated to broaden his appeal by focusing on the high taxes and cost of living that have driven businesses, jobs and residents from the state.

For months, as the U.S. requested consent to strike from Incirlik, Turkey held off, while continuing to press Obama to broaden his mission.

Another way LinkedIn appears to be trying to steer/encourage users to broaden their networks is by polarising the options for responding to connection requests – to either 'accept' or 'report spam' (though procrastinators can still just ignore the request). .