Sentence examples for upon governor from inspiring English sources

These bosses could perhaps prevail upon Governor Christie to open the spigots and let aid flow into their cities.

Editorial boards across New York have called upon Governor Cuomo to veto the gerrymandered districts likely to be adopted by the state legislature.

I call upon Governor Pawlenty and Harry Reid to do what is necessary to allow Senator-elect Franken to take the seat he won".

The third act, a resolution sponsored by Councilman Rafael Espinal, would call upon Governor Andrew Cuomo and the MTA to make an "expeditious transition" to an all-electric bus fleet in time for the L train shutdown.

With traffic signals dark and businesses shutting down, I called upon Governor Davis to send in the National Guard, seize control of the power plants, and turn the juice back on.

The delay of the final 2.7 mile long portion of the Sprain Brook from the Cross Westchester Expressway and the Taconic State Parkway near Hawthorne Circle spent multiple years without progress until demands were placed upon Governor Hugh Carey to get state funds attached to the project.

After starting to comment about how Mr. Obama did not understand entrepreneurship in the free economy, Mr. Romney stumbled briefly, confusing Mr. Obama's political résumé: "He upon becoming governor — excuse me, president last time — governor might have been a better job for him to have started with," Mr. Romney said, to applause.

The local police, prosecutors and judges -- in the absence of federal financing -- are slavishly dependent upon governors to pay their salaries and even to provide housing.

Upon a governor's death, resignation or removal, or upon his extended absence from the state, the Senate president would assume the "powers, duties and emoluments" of the governor's office -- but not the office itself.

I am asking you to join Florida by calling upon the governor of your state to re-examine similar Stand Your Ground laws.

Where neighbouring California, also hit hard, at least had technology and other "knowledge industries" to fall back on, Nevada has almost nothing.This is why Mr Sandoval, upon becoming governor last year, made diversification his priority.