Sentence examples for request to increase from inspiring English sources

And it's why I've backed the Met police's request to increase armed response vehicles in London.

He also denied prosecutors' request to increase bail from the original $250,000.

Yet Mr Clinton appeared to rebuff a request to increase American quotas for Bangladeshi clothing.

Lawmakers also face a serious clash over the administration's request to increase the federal debt limit.

In California, state regulators challenged its request to increase rates as much as 39 percent.

Now he has gone even further, agreeing to a Council request to increase spending in these areas by a total of $25 million.

Obama's actions come as Nato allies rebuff requests to increase their troop commitment in the region.

But the real power in OPEC is Saudi Arabia, which, for its own reasons, responds positively to American requests to increase supply.

The Attorney General has received 150 requests to increase disgraced former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall's 15-month sentence for indecent assault, he revealed.

A December report by the United States Conference of Mayors that surveyed 25 cities found that all but 4 of them reported an increase in requests for emergency food aid since 2011, and three-fourths of them expected those requests to increase in 2013.

"But when telecommunications users and taxpayers are liable for the cost of 'everything', some discipline should be applied to the scope and volume of agency requests, to increase the likelihood that the national cost incurred is reasonably proportionate to the additional national security garnered," they said.