Sentence examples for secure a change from inspiring English sources
See articleAfter regional elections in which the opposition made gains, Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, ordered his party to move quickly to secure a change in the constitution to abolish term limits, a measure that was defeated in a referendum a year ago.
In many cases, the student is trying to secure a change in funding.
But there is a risk that the success of Jiangmen residents in securing a change of heart could encourage others.
But, in the end, tackling late payment is primarily about securing a change in company behaviour, underpinned by more transparency on payment terms and performance.
In 1963, Benn finally secured a change in the law, and St Clair honourably resigned, forcing another by-election, which Benn easily won.
But Mr Ortega's election is not part of any underlying shift to the left: he gained a smaller share of the vote than in 2001, but won because he secured a change in the rules lowering the threshold to avoid a run-off (which he would have lost).
President Ilham Aliyev was elected for the second time in 2008 (following two terms served by his father) — and he swiftly held a referendum that secured a change in the constitution allowing him to run for a third term.
However, by the time research funding was secured, a change in management at the Health Services Academy and the loss of one local co-investigator who left to pursue her PhD studies meant that the originally planned institutional collaboration could not be actualized to the degree planned.
IRAQ -- The Bush administration toughened its stance on Iraq, with Secretary of State Colin L. Powell saying it was considering a variety of options to secure a "regime change," amid indications that President Bush and his top advisers are close to settling on a plan to oust Saddam Hussein.
With only a few days of formal UN negotiations remaining before the crunch Copenhagen meeting in December, and the world's two largest emitters refusing to give ground, a third way may now have to be found to secure a climate change agreement.
We perhaps should not be surprised that it is proving difficult for both sides to secure a decisive change in the balance of opinion.
