Sentences with phrase «following a petition for»

Following a petition for the government to address the legality of in - game loot boxes reaching over 10,000 signatures, the DCMS replies

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Following the wide reception of the petition, UltraViolet addressed a letter to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos for additional backing.

On Thursday, the utility filed a petition before the island's energy regulator for a new securitization charge, which would pay for the restructured debt following a planned bond exchange.

In a written petition sent to the House Committee on Ethics dated Feb. 5, Colorado House Representative Jared Polis argued that, because cryptocurrency assets are regarded as commodities by several agencies, Congress members should follow the same financial disclosure requirement as for traditional assets.

Campaigners across the world have helped raise Noreen's profile, following the successful petition for the release of Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese Christian woman who was also sentenced to death for blasphemy last summer.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

Ealing Council has been exploring a range of options on how to prevent «intimidation, harassment and distress» for women using the Marie Stopes clinic on Mattock Lane following a petition set up by local women.

The following «thy will be done, on earth as in heaven» in Matthew is doubtless liturgical explication, but the petition itself differs from the Kaddish petition, «May he establish his kingdom in your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel, even speedily and at a near time», which it parallels in sentiment, in ways which are characteristic of Jesus, not the early Church: the brevity of formulation (cf. «Father [abba]» versus «Our Father who art in heaven»); the intimate «Thy» for the formal «his»; and the use of the verb «to come» rather than «to establish» (the early Church prayed for the coming of the Lord, not the Kingdom, cf. I Cor.

In 1541, the Hessian Superintendents sent the following petition to the Landgrave Philip: «In view of the fact that there are current many complaints about parsons who scandalize people by their excessive drinking and other disgraceful vices and yet remain unpunished as well as unreformed, we suggest that the jail at the cloister of Spisskoppel be restored and that the parsons who persist in their vices be given the choice either to leave their parishes or to be confined in this jail for a period of time the length of which shall depend on the nature of their offense, in order that on water and bread they may undergo corrective punishment.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement by Dr. Leon Bruner, GMA's chief science officer, regarding the decision by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to accept for review industry's food additive petition seeking approval for a specified set of low - level uses of partially hydrogenated oil (PHOs) in food products.

In response to a petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration led by the Center for Science in the Public Interest regarding caloric sweeteners in beverages, the American Beverage Association issued the following statement:

Baby Milk Action press release 15 December 2014 Change.org petition campaign calling for customers to be informed they were misled Nestlé has finally removed some misleading claims from its website for SMA Toddler Milk following complaints by Baby Milk Action...

The following items were taken from Orland Park police reports: Orland Park An 18 - year - old Orland Park man is charged with battery, and two younger teens have been petitioned into juvenile court for aggravated battery after an attack on an Orland Park teen suspected of damaging the 18 - year - old's sister's car.

AIMS Ireland calls for accountability and clinical review following verdict of medical misadventure (Tuesday, 5 November 2013) The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) today petitioned for accountability, a review into clinical care practices,... Read More

(Tuesday, 5 November 2013) The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) today petitioned for accountability, a review into clinical care practices, and national guidelines on the use of the drug misoprostol (cytotec) following the verdict of medical misadventure returned at the inquest into the death of Bimbo Onanuga at the Dublin Coroner's Court today.

An advertiser's announcement in the media on Tuesday entitled: «In the investigative committee (Article 146); In the matter of a petition by Anas Aremeyaw Anas for the removal from office of Justice John Ajet Nassam», the committee noted: «You are hereby notified that following a prima facie case established against you on allegation of misconduct for ex-parte discussion with one party on a case pending before you...»

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox insisted following the failure of his preferred candidate, Steve Levy, to make it onto the ballot at the convention today that the party - switching Suffolk County executive's gubernatorial campaign is finished and he will not be trying to launch a petition drive for an independent bid.

Our office was notified about these letters following reports of individuals, described as large and «thuggish», going to the homes of petition signers to ask prying questions about their petition signatures for Gustavo Rivera.»

Four separate groups filed petitions for Paladino's removal following racially - charged remarks the board member made to an alternative weekly newspaper late last year about former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.

His journey to the dock followed a petition by the Department of Land Administration, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, alleging that the defendant presented a title document, purported to be original Mass Housing Development Programme within the FCT, in the name of Verizon Heritage Limited, dated February 19, 2010 for confirmation in the Search Unit of Abuja Geographic Information System, AGIS.

The PNC Chairman's call for leniency follows the many sympathisers, mainly from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who have signed petitions and held vigils in solidarity with the Montie three.

The process for removal includes an initial petition and response, followed by legal briefs.

Speaking to Joy News» Nii Akrofi Smart - Abbey, the Ashanti Regional Organiser of the NPP, Stephen Amoah said the action follows petitions against the constituency heads from some party members who wanted disciplinary action taken against them for violating sections of the party's constitution.

From an eyewitness account of the Tuesday Town of Sanford Board meeting, we heard the following: «People speaking included those with land and with leases who had signed the petition asking for the resolution that was passed to be rescinded, for board members with conflicts of interest to recuse themselves from shale gas decisions, and for no resolutions on shale gas extraction to be passed without notifying the public a week in advance and allowing full participation.

«Hon. Justice Bassey Frank Etuk was warned following a petition written against him by Oro Youth Movement for failure to deliver judgment in Suit No.

CHRAJ's report follows a petition by the youth wing of the Convention People's Party, which demanded a probe into the conduct of the President, for accepting the gift worth GHc100, 000 from the contractor who was subsequently awarded some government contracts.

The report shall be delivered at least ten days prior to the following times: (A) the first day for circulating designating petitions in the case of an elective position; (B) the meeting date of the Judicial Nominating Convention or other body nominating a candidate for elective judicial positions; or (C) the date any candidate is to be proposed for appointment for any such judicial position;, or (D) if the vacancy in such position occurs at such a time as to make it impossible to comply with the aforesaid timetable, the panel shall deliver its report as expeditiously as possible.

READ ALSO: Charlotte Osei faces Parliament Charlotte Osei following the petition, ordered her legal team to consider suing the petitioners for defamation and also demanded their names are made known to her.

According to the Electoral Commission, the setting up of the panel follows petitions it received and calls from some political parties, civil society groups and a number of Ghanaians for a new voters» register, with others calling for an audit of the register instead, all with a view to ensuring a credible voters» register for 2016 and beyond.

The city Board of Elections had validated 902 signatures for Rosasco two weeks ago following challenges to his petition by the Queens Democratic Party, just above the 900 minimum -LSB-...]

The unions» petition follows their aggressive push for a three - year moratorium on using tests aligned to the rigorous Common Core standards for «high stakes» decisions affecting teachers and students.

The governorship election petitions tribunal, led by Justice Ahmed Badamasi, had on February 10 ordered the stoppage of the recounting exercise for Akoko - Edo, Egor, Etsako West and Etsako East Local Government Areas, following the expiration of the 14 days allotted the PDP and Ize - Iyamu, who were the petitioners, to prove their case.

Such a right would allow a vociferous minority to trigger a by - election for what might simply be political advantage; the threat of a recall petition could equally could be used to intimidate MPs who did not follow the party line.

Qualifying petitions for independent candidates must include language substantially the same as the following: [14]

Nominating petitions for major party candidates must include language substantially the same as the following: [12]

This follows IMANI's petition to the Vice President to revoke the contract for the design, development and implementation of a common platform for traffic monitoring, revenue assurance and mobile money monitoring.

The Petition which was signed by the Youth Leader of the party in Idanre, Akinbobola Smart reads «Further to the recent newspaper announcement of the federal board lists where Senator Ayo Patrick Akinyelure, was made Board Chairman and Hon. Akin Akingbesote and Mrs Lola Sessey from Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State was listed as board members, we members of Idanre APC Youths, which comprises of All APC Youths across the 10 wards in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, hereby totally reject them as Board Chairman and members for the following reasons:

While responding to a petition calling for sanctions against him, Mr. Amidu, in his latest epistle, also addressed claims made by Sawyerr in her article, saying «I was not surprised that the petition followed immediately after Valerie Sawyerr's lying, incoherent, disjointed and drunken - like diatribes against former President Rawlings and me.

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG), has petitioned the Education Ministry for an extension of the semester's academic calendar to enable them make up for the time lost following the ongoing strike by their teachers.

The city Board of Elections had validated 902 signatures for Rosasco two weeks ago following challenges to his petition by the Queens Democratic Party, just above the 900 minimum requirement to get on the ballot.

«The problem with the commission is that they put out quite nice press releases, but they are not always able to follow up,» says Bart Destrooper of the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, who led a petition campaign calling for reform of the Framework program.

Additional names may be placed in nomination for any of these positions by petition of at least one hundred Members submitted to the Executive Officer within thirty days following the announcement of the election.

Additional names may be placed in nomination for any of these positions by petition of at least fifty members of an Electorate submitted to the Executive Officer within forty - five days following the announcement of the election.

Noticeable advocacy contributions include the successful joint BIO / ETA petition to EPA for Tier 1 designation of Trichoderma reesei, ETA's redirect of FDA / CVM to follow due process for establishing regulatory guidance impacting the renewable fuel ethanol industry, numerous presentations on safety & regulatory paradigms for microbial biotechnology to authorities in the US, Canada, Brazil, and China, as well as the NAS Biotechnology Committee on Future Products of Biotechnology and New Harvest.

A research group GEPS (Globalisation, Education and Social Policies) of Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have initiated a petition draft concerning the future developments of UNESCO's Education for All framework, it includes inter alia the following critique: «-LSB-...] efforts that would outsource the role of elected and accountable governments to provide free quality education to the private sector and for profit companies are neither equitable nor democratic.»

An online petition to save universal free school meals for infants has been set up by headteachers following Conservative plans to scrap them

The petition was launched following Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner's speech at the the Labour Party Conference 2016, in which she condemned Prime Minister Theresa May for her education proposals.

The State Board of Education receives the petition as an Item for Information at its monthly meeting, then as an Action Item the following month.

Denied petitioners are encouraged to think critically about the reasons for denial, revise their petition accordingly and resubmit the following year.