Sentence examples for storting in from inspiring English sources

The Finnmark Act, adopted by the Storting in 2005, transferred some 95 percent of the fylke (county) of Finnmark from state ownership to its residents through the establishment of the Finnmark Estate.

It led to a split in Venstre but the majority of the party supported the bill, which was passed by the Storting in 1909 and remained in force despite continued criticism.

Because of scepticism surrounding the will, it was not until 26 April 1897 that it was approved by the Storting in Norway.

Government and non-government sector policies and development strategiesA master plan for Norwegian fisheries development was adopted by the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) in 1998.

A member of the Labour Party, she was minister of the environment from 1974 to 1979, and she was first elected to the Storting (parliament) in 1977.

The Royal Palace: A couple of blocks from the National Gallery the large Royal Palace, home of King Harald V and Queen Sonja, sits upon a green hill at the top of Karl Johans Gate, the city's main thoroughfare, several hundred yards from the Storting, the parliament, in front of which in winter is an open-air skating rink with blaring music.

The town developed only after the opening of the Stort Navigation in 1769, when it became a malting centre and grain depot.

A schoolteacher when first elected to the Storting (national parliament) in 1833, Ueland became the chief spokesman of Norway's peasantry in that body for the next three decades.

The conflict revolved around the question of the Storting's confidence in the government.

He was elected to the Storting, or parliament, in 1949 and represented the Farmer's Party, which was the forerunner of the Center Party.

A supplementary member of the Storting, he met in the parliament once, acting as secretary for the constitution committee.