The result is a rare demonstration of the theater's power to convoke and communicate; I left the play feeling that no amount of material encroachment could stifle humanity. ❋ Eamon Murphy (2011)
In his decision to convoke the Council, Pope John XXIII had wished the Church to be prepared for the new world that was emerging in the aftermath of the disastrous events of the Second World War. ❋ Unknown (2009)
BUENOS AIRES—Moves by Hugo Moyano, the powerful boss of the national truckers union, to convoke, and then suddenly cancel, a national transportation strike, represent an unmistakable warning to the government of President Cristina Kirchner, analysts said. ❋ Matt Moffett (2011)
That would be a great selling-point to the state legislatures for a demand to convoke a constitutional convention. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Second, there had never been a single leader, a paraibo, with the power to convoke the whole tribe. ❋ S. C. Gwynne (2010)
We call for the immediate return to democratic institutions, to convoke an extraordinary session of the General Assembly (GA), to defend institutions in Honduras. ❋ Unknown (2009)
He went through the conflicts leading up to the coup, particularly the decision to consult the population on voting in November elections on whether to convoke a Constitutional Assembly and noted that his Law of Citizen Participation gave the people the power to be consulted on major decisions and was a critical step to "pass from a representative democracy to a participatory democracy." ❋ Unknown (2009)
“Are you in accord that in the general elections of November 2009 there be included a fourth ballot in which the people decide whether to convoke a National Constituent Assembly?” ❋ Unknown (2009)
She asked Mr. Arias to convoke the presidents of Central American countries, the Organization of American States as well as the United Nations Security Council to apply all due pressures on Honduras to bring Mr. Zelaya back to the presidential palace. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I would mingle with the festival the rural divinities, I would convoke the Dryads and the Nereids. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The Duke also, after consulting with his council, agreed to convoke meetings of the States in his different territories, to dress certain popular grievances, and grant some boons which he had hitherto denied; and thus began to open a new account of popularity with his subjects, in place of that which his rashness had exhausted. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Where the beings in its most powerful society exercise their sovereignty and convoke a convention which involves their entire nation. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Congress would then either appropriate the idea and convoke our first Article V Convention, and/or propose the voting process be standardized and publicly funded. ❋ Unknown (2008)
But we have to work out what it means to say that a Hebrew genealogy, the Song of Songs, the laments of Job and the Psalmist, the narratives of the gospels and the visions of Revelation are equally acts of communication whose effect is to convoke the assembly of faithful. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Namely that if we convoke a national convention the Constitution and its protections will be put at risk. ❋ Unknown (2007)
It was followed by an overwhelming 82% referendum majority to convoke a Constituent Assembly to draft a new socially progressive constitution. ❋ Unknown (2007)
We have said, that it is also their duty, when any, though few, of them think it needful, to convoke the senate, to put before it the matters to be decided, to dismiss it, and to execute its orders about public business. ❋ Unknown (2007)
He was convoked by his [friends] to the [rendezvous] [place]. ❋ Larstait (2003)
