Sentence examples for supported a resolution calling from inspiring English sources

Mr. Abbas and other senior Arab officials supported a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, which was introduced by Libya.

Several European nations supported a resolution calling for an investigation of both the actions of the Tamil Tigers, who are accused of using civilians as human shields, and the government, but Sri Lanka introduced its own resolution, in effect congratulating itself on its victory.

In a voice vote, all but one bishop supported a resolution, called "A Response to Questions and Concerns Raised by Our Anglican Communion Partners".

Twenty-six House Democrats have agreed to support a resolution calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, said Representative Charles B. Rangel, the senior Democrat from New York who sponsored the measure.

The California public employee pension fund and the New York City pension fund, which together manage $433 billion in investments, told fellow shareholders in a letter to support a resolution calling for the company to disclose in detail how it could be harmed by new government policies limiting carbon emissions and other shifts due to climate change.

In other developments: The UN Security Council approved - with Russian support - a resolution calling for an international investigation into the crash.

In May 2010, the Washington, D.C., City Council unanimously announced their support for a resolution calling on the city to boycott Arizona part of a nationwide movement alongside a bill instructing police to not share arrest data with DHS.

The bill, House Joint Resolution 29, was officially introduced by Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL-MN) Over 288,000 people have signed the official petition to add the We The People amendment to the constitution, and state legislatures and city councils across the country have voted in support of a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to repeal corporate personhood rights and money as speech.

In March the Senate, with administration support, overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for a deployment.

The Democrat-controlled state legislature voted 50-22 -- with two Republicans supporting -- to pass a resolution calling for the introduction and passage of a constitutional amendment reversing the controversial ruling.

The bishops' statement praises the United States for winning the unanimous support of the United Nations Security Councill for a resolution calling on Iraq to disarm.