Sentence examples for upon a petition from inspiring English sources
There is no greater mortification than to sit with half a dozen Witts, deliberating upon a Petition, Address, or Memorial.
Before a health claim may be lawfully used on food, FDA must authorize the claim upon review of a petition for the claim and may only approve a claim upon finding that the claim is supported by "significant scientific agreement" among qualified experts.
Only then, and "upon the presentation of a petition to him in Portugal by an official delegation of the Brazilian parliament" would he consider accepting.
In response, the UCU, supported by all the major teaching and students' unions, has set up a petition calling "upon the government not to implement these cuts and to instead invest properly in lifelong learning opportunities for all".
In 2014, May was criticized for presenting a petition that called upon the body to reinvestigate 9/11.
My first thoughts upon learning that Mr. Weinstein was circulating a petition on behalf of Mr. Polanski were: 1) Finally!
Summoned again in March 1628, on 26 May Parliament adopted a Petition of Right, calling upon the king to acknowledge that he could not levy taxes without Parliament's consent, not impose martial law on civilians, not imprison them without due process, and not quarter troops in their homes.
Last week a coalition of organizations, including our own, delivered a petition to Sen. Elizabeth Warren calling upon the government to cancel all student debt.
More than 253,000 people signed a petition set up by Wales which called upon the home secretary to block O'Dwyer's extradition to the US.
The backlash also went online with the launch of several Facebook groups and a petition demanding Bergdahl face the military justice system upon his return to the US.
