Sentences with phrase «always by petition»

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A creaking 19th century deity is reminded that «Thou hast led us through the years / Where e» er our feet have trod,» and that «Thou wast ever by our side /... Aiding us whate'er betide,» and petitioned to «Keep us close to thee alway /... Over all things have full Sway.»

The latter always remains a highly personal matter; the minister is fitted to exercise this authority by the personal crises through which God leads him It is conferred upon him only in the inner chamber where ordinary thanksgivings, intercessions, confessions and petitions are daily made and where the extraordinary humblings or clarifications take place.

The nominating committee's slate can be challenged by candidates nominated by a petition process from the members; but the way things normally work — and always, now, for the officers — «elections» take place with only one person «competing» for each slot.

Obedience can be attained only by my confessing my wishes before God, recounting them to Him, as in prayer of petition — not indeed presenting them as a claim, but always accompanied by «Not as I will, but as Thou wilt.»

The reintroduction of e-petitions on the Downing Street website was always likely to spark controversy, particularly when accompanied by a commitment to consider debating in the Commons any petitions achieving 100,000 signatories.

In a petition cited by JoyBusiness, the local banks stated, «Your Excellency, Bank of Ghana's past directives on new capital requirements had always given an adequate time of an average of 4 years for compliance by banks.

I always assumed that the petitions site was designed initially to fob off the Lib Dems when they were in coalition, and then later to make people think they were being listened to by having a little debate with no power or influence that was always ignored.

always hitherto prevented the said cargo or any part thereof from being sent in any other manner to the said United States and landed therein pursuant to the condition of the said bond; and these defendants aver that the damages and injuries aforesaid sustained by the said vessel were unavoidable and by force of the winds and waves, and that by reason of the detention and continuation thereof as aforesaid by superior force as aforesaid, they could not at any time heretofore, nor can they yet, land the said goods, wares, and merchandises in the said United States, pursuant to the condition of the said bond in the said petition set forth, by reason whereof, and also by force of the statutes in such case made and provided, these defendants are, as they are advised, discharged from the payment of the said sum of money in the said bond or obligation mentioned, or any part thereof; these defendants therefore pray that a jury may be empanelled to inquire of the facts aforesaid, should they be denied by the United States, and that these defendants may be hence dismissed with their reasonable costs and damages in this behalf most wrongfully expended,»