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Example sentences for "parliament"

Lexicographically close words:
parley; parleyed; parleying; parleys; parlez; parliamentarism; parliamentary; parliamento; parliaments; parloit
  1. Twenty-one members of the parliament of Toulouze (sic) guillotined at Paris.

  2. Espremenil, a counsellor of the parliament of Paris, and an ex-constituent, thrown into prison.

  3. These two fingers have more power than all your malice, sir, even if you had the two Houses of Parliament to back you.

  4. Charles's first Parliament was called in 1625, and Coke was returned for Coventry.

  5. The doings of the British Parliament have not been of special importance, though they have involved the discussion of important measures.

  6. This Parliament fared no better than its predecessor, and upon another attempt being made the king suffered the extreme mortification of seeing his unappeasable pursuer returned for two counties.

  7. He was absent from Parliament during the short and violent session of 1629, and before another Parliament was called he had quitted life.

  8. Elizabeth should be painted a shepherdess, and her faithful Parliament a meek and timid flock about her.

  9. After a struggle against adjournment, led on by Coke, Parliament was adjourned in May to meet again in November.

  10. This vote is important as an indication of the sentiment of Parliament in regard to Colonial government.

  11. The members of the world parliament would be elected for one year, subject to recall at any time by the constituency that elected them.

  12. The world parliament would be elected in June and would meet in July of each year.

  13. As rapidly as such developments occur, the administration of the world issues must be delegated to the world parliament and to its appointees and subordinate bodies.

  14. The parliament would decide on the qualifications of its own members.

  15. No | ten per cent of World Parliament | industry less than | | five members.

  16. If the executive committee failed to select a board of managers that could secure a vote of confidence, the world parliament would be automatically summoned to meet one month from the day on which this failure to elect occurred.

  17. The world parliament would exercise, directly, or by delegated authority, all legislative, executive and judicial functions that pertained to its activities.

  18. Another method would be for the world parliament to issue metal and paper money, using the labor unit instead of gold as the basis of value.

  19. It is very certain that the Duke and Sir Robert Peel have advised the King to dissolve parliament again, if there is any difficulty in getting on with the government.

  20. He could never enter parliament with his hands tied, and his opinions and speech fettered, as they would be irresistibly in such circumstances.

  21. It would be pleasant, he thought, to hear the opinions of people who judged him neither as a member of parliament nor a dandy--simply a book-maker.

  22. I am hammering away at a bit of a story from the old affair of the diablerie at Woodstock in the Long Parliament times.

  23. What then does all this mighty art and mystery of speaking in parliament amount to?

  24. It is in parliament that I have set my heart upon your making a figure; it is there that I want to have you justly proud of yourself, and to make me justly proud of you.

  25. In 1822 Edward Ellice introduced a bill in parliament making the union of the companies legal.

  26. And as legislation is in the minds of the Western people the panacea of all evils in society, will not the common tendency be to carry on the work of reconstruction by parliament bills and orders-in-council?

  27. At the session of that year it was submitted to Parliament and served as the basis of new legislation.

  28. He looked more like a healthy fox-hunting squire, just intelligent enough to sit in Parliament and make speeches against reform and the corn laws, than the political confidant of a Queen of Spain.

  29. His instinct was to ride to the venta straightway and have it out with all the blind mouths of the village in parliament assembled.

  30. Such petitions, which were in fact violent impeachments of parliament itself, proceeding from voluntary associations having no corporate existence, had been hitherto unknown in the English parliament.

  31. Grey and his friends were enrolled in this portentous association, and presented in parliament its menacing petitions.

  32. Turned out of the House of Commons when the assembly was "purged" by colonel Pride, he was imprisoned; but was released after promising to do nothing detrimental to the parliament or the army, and spent the next few years in retirement.

  33. As member for Colchester, Grimston sat in the Short Parliament of 1640, and he represented the same borough during the Long Parliament, speedily becoming a leading member of the popular party.

  34. The confidence which the bold action of the ministry had won was soon plainly proved, for the second reading was carried in the new parliament by a majority of 136.

  35. He was excepted by parliament from pardon in 1648, and after the king's execution he was with Charles II.

  36. Parliament sat late at night, and often all night.

  37. Parliament was in session, and the season was at its height.

  38. When Parliament rose at the end of the London season, Sir Lemuel Levison took his daughter on an extended Continental tour, showing her all the wonders of nature, and all the glories of art in countries and cities.

  39. I will have my rights, though I convict my father of a fraudulent conspiracy, and it requires an act of Parliament to effect my restoration!

  40. Divorces were to be obtained by act of Parliament only.

  41. Sovereign power over America in the parliament Franklin never would admit.

  42. Australia boldly adopts a protective tariff, and her parliament is only nominally controlled by the crown.

  43. The Irish parliament was confessedly a failure, and it is scarcely within the possibilities that the experiment will be tried again.

  44. Those on which the parliament ordered it, are not expressed.

  45. The parliament will not resume their functions, but in their entire body.

  46. But the parliament took them up roundly, refused to register the edicts for the new taxes, till compelled in a bed of justice, and suffered themselves to be transferred to Troyes, rather than withdraw their opposition.

  47. The parliament was to meet yesterday on its prorogation, and it was under contemplation that they should establish a regency.

  48. The parliament refused to register the edict for a stamp tax, or any other tax, and call for the States General, who alone, they say, can impose a new tax.

  49. They escaped, and took sanctuary in the Palais (or parliament house).

  50. The parliament have taken up the subject, and passed a very laudable vote in opposition.

  51. The parliament would, by the last measure, be reduced to a mere judiciary body, and would probably oppose it.

  52. The rigorous levy of the deux vingtiemes is enregistered, the stamp act and impost territorial are revoked, the parliament recalled, the nation soothed by these acts, and inspired by the insults of the British court.

  53. Is what I hear about your withdrawal from Parliament irrevocable?

  54. He meant to throw it all up as soon as Parliament met again in February.

  55. I don't believe I'm the stuff people in Parliament ought to be made of.

  56. And was Parliament going to make itself ridiculous by setting up a law, which, were it a thousand times desirable, you simply could not enforce?

  57. He had been very much absorbed in this tiresome Parliament lately, and she thought herself a very good and forbearing wife not to make more fuss.

  58. Has he made his position in Parliament impossible?

  59. Amid the medley of workmen, union officials, and members of Parliament that the room contained, George was set first of all to talk to a young schoolmaster or two, but he had never felt so little able to adjust his mind to strangers.

  60. For he had been hard pressed by Parliament and the strike, and she had gone about a good deal alone--appearing, indeed, to prefer it.

  61. After he became a Member of Parliament one or two strange people from his constituency called to see him, but I don't recollect anybody like the man you describe.


  62. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "parliament" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    assembly; commission; court; diet; house; parliament


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    parliament assembled; parliament election; parliament held; parliament should; parliamentary democracy; parliamentary division; parliamentary elections; parliamentary government; parliamentary proceedings; parliamentary reform; parliamentary republic; parliamentary vote