Sentence examples for were petitioned from inspiring English sources

Of the 32 major education initiatives to be voted on this year, 11 were petitioned onto the ballot, often by grass-roots organizations, more than double the previous record of 5, in 1996, says the Initiative and Referendum Institute, a nonpartisan organization that has tracked such measures since 1904.

After the Games, Coubertin and the IOC were petitioned by several prominent figures, including Greece's King George and some of the American competitors in Athens, to hold all the following Games in Athens.

In January 1658 the local justices of the peace were petitioned concerning "encroachments of the sea ... [which had] since Michaelmas last [29 September 1657] encroached on the land near six rods [99 feet], and will doubtless do more harm".

He said the administration halted the rule because "we were petitioned by dozens and dozens of cities and municipalities to in fact delay because it cost between $100,000 and $800,000 to follow the regulations that were put in place… This is great if you have a lot of money".

Many more were built over the open land surrounding the Inn, although this was controversial at the time; in November 1672 the Privy Council and Charles II himself were petitioned to order that nothing should be built on the open land, and a similar request was sent to the Lord Chancellor in May 1673.

M. dilatata, M. flabellata, and M. patula and 80 other scleractinian corals were petitioned to be listed under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA), which would have major conservation implications.

It's important to review why the Tea Party groups were petitioning the I.R.S. anyway.

Parents at P. S. 276 were petitioning to limit next year's kindergarten to avoid overcrowding.

The government has been petitioned several times on this issue.

The company has since been petitioned into bankruptcy.

And if councils can be petitioned, why not parliament too?