Sentence examples for that he petitioned from inspiring English sources

In Australia, the former New South Wales premier Bob Carr has revealed that he petitioned the White House on Black's behalf.

But Richards was so fascinated by the stories he recorded that he petitioned Malick to release the footage to him for his own use.

Prosecutors say that he petitioned the Immigration and Naturalization Service to allow family members in China to come to the United States as relatives of an American citizen.

He and his staff have levelled various allegations against Mr Modi: including a claim that he petitioned the junior foreign minister to block a visa application on behalf of Gabriella Demetriades, a South African model and erstwhile friend of the IPL chief.

Correspondence between Wyoming's territorial Governor, Francis Warren, and Union Pacific officials during Warren's term in office indicate that he petitioned the company for years to clear the titles on land he owned.

If he loses that, he could petition the federal courts to argue that his constitutional right to effective counsel was violated.

Aethelred is content to mope through eternity, but Emma insists that he petition Clio, the muse of history, to have his nickname changed to something more dashing, like Aethelred the Bold or Aethelred the Resourceful.

He petitioned that they be excused, but the superintendent and district went even further, and directed teachers not to schedule examinations for those days.

He said that he had petitioned the Florida courts to review the state's voting and "do the right thing".

Mr. Gilani told Parliament that he had petitioned for the release of judges who had been incarcerated under the presidency of Gen. Pervez Musharraf in 2007.

Rather than become the Susan Lucci of the N.F.L., Harry Carson said Thursday night that he had petitioned the governing board of the Hall of Fame to take his name off the ballot.