Local residents have successfully petitioned against the siting of a prison in their area.

The government received a petition which bore nearly five thousand signatures.

政府收到一份下面有近五千人签名的请愿书.

a petition against experiments on animals

反对用动物做实验的请愿书

Thousands of citizens subscribed the petition.

几千名公民在请愿书上签名.

Has a petition ever been presented for winding up the company?

曾否有任何呈请书申请将公司清盘?

...couples petitioning for divorce...

申请离婚的夫妇

They began to petition the queen.

他们开始企求女王.

The workers are getting up (= starting) a petition for tighter safety standards.

工人正发起请愿，要求提高安全标准。

to petition for divorce

申请离婚

His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...

他的律师提请撤销所有指控。

Article 47 The petition or complaint made by a public procurator shall be true to facts.

第四十七条检察官提出申诉和控告,应当实事求是.

The number of signers of the petition for a new school snowballed.

要求增设新学校而签名的人像滚雪球似的越来越多。

All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...

所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。

The townspeople sent a petition to the government asking for electric light for the town.

市民向政府递交请愿书,要求为该市安装电灯.

The people signed a petition to stop destruction of the historic buildings.

人民签署一纸请愿书来禁止对古迹的破坏.

Will be add his name to this petition?

他会在这请愿书上签名 吗 ?

The group intends to petition Parliament for reform of the law.

这个团体准备请求议会修改法律。

Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.

家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。

We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.

最近我们向政府递交了有4,500人签名的请愿书。

The most straightforward way of demonstrating the strength of local feeling is through a petition.

当地人民表达感情的最直接方式就是请愿书.

The court rejected their petition.

法庭驳回了他们的上诉。