prorogations in a sentence

Examples

1. Prorogations of three years were not uncommon during this period, and the Senate begins to assign commands predetermined at three years or more in length.
2. The Governor-General summons Parliament, brings its session to an end by prorogation, and formally assents to every bill before it can become law.
3. Prorogations should thus not be confused with recesses, adjournments, or holiday breaks from legislation, after which bills can resume exactly where they left off.
4. The Attorney General for England and Wales performed the role of Attorney General for Northern Ireland after the prorogation of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1972.
5. One of the effects of prorogation is that it prevents the Senate from meeting and conducting its business after the House of Representatives has concluded its business.
6. The Speaker, addressing the King at the prorogation of Parliament on 13 August 1803, said " the whole Nation has risen up in Arms ".
7. At a by-election in July 1806, he was returned for Seaford, but owing to the prorogation did not take his seat in that parliament.
8. Occasionally a magistrate had his command powers extended through prorogation, which, in effect, allowed him to retain the powers of his office as a promagistrate.
9. On 7 January, the British weekly news publication " The Economist " published two articles on the issue, both generally critical of the prorogation.
10. The House of Lords may imprison an individual for any fixed period of time, but an individual imprisoned by the House of Commons is set free upon prorogation.