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Example sentences for: petition

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Upon petition of the owner or operator of any unit, the Administrator may make
McCain faces an uphill battle in the Empire State for two important reasons: Getting on New York's ballot is a notoriously difficult and time-consuming task requiring thousands of petition signatures from all over the state, and the bulk of New York's Republican Party is backing Bush.
The court denied the petition.
The Commission conducted a rulemaking to consider the rules proposed in the Service's petition, and after considering the comments of interested parties, implemented four of the proposed initiatives, albeit in revised form.
The proof of its success, however, may well lie in the length of that petition.