Sentence examples for to secure ratification from inspiring English sources

At the time, not everyone bought the argument that it was necessary to disenfranchise women in order to secure ratification.

It declares the Obama administration's intent to secure ratification of the treaty banning all nuclear testing and states that the United States will not develop new nuclear weapons.

Vigorous campaigns were then waged to secure ratification of the amendment by two-thirds of the state legislatures, and on August 18 , 1920 Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment.

Mr Brunson raises the problem of the three rebel cabinet ministers who threatened resignation if Mr Major agreed to the social chapter in order to secure ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.

It says that it opposes the methods that are being used to secure ratification.

"IPBES has been politicised; but in fact it is is not a stumbling block to ABS, it would give more benefits under ABS... (and) this gives a negative signal because it is detrimental to conservation and sustainable use [of nature]." Mr Kim said that if no endorsement came here, his government would continue working to secure ratification for IPBES before the current UNGA session ends.

There is the case to be made for pushing the limits up to the point where leadership and public education can secure ratification of a treaty that goes somewhat farther than what the legislation embodies, but that's a political judgment call.

In his annual address to Congress on December 4, he declared the Polk victory a mandate for Texas annexation and proposed that congress adopt a joint resolution procedure by which simple majorities in each house could secure ratification for the Tyler treaty.

The Eighteenth Amendment is the only amendment to have secured ratification and later been repealed.

What Obama would like to do is clear enough, also set out in the Prague speech: to secure US ratification of the comprehensive test ban treaty, to work towards a fissile material cut-off treaty – ending the production of nuclear explosive material – and to secure nuclear materials worldwide to prevent terrorist access.

Closing the border could complicate efforts to secure congressional ratification of Trump's new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, said economist Phil Levy, who worked on trade issues in the White House under President George W. Bush and is now a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.