It petitioned the high court to force an announcement of the results but was turned down .
它还向高级法院请愿以求公布竞选结果但是这个要求被拒绝了。
The condemned man petitioned the government for clemency .
被判刑的人上书州长请求慈悲。
And though zambia and tanzania recently petitioned to loosen the strictures on selling elephant parts with the price of ivory rising again the u. n.decided last week to keep the ban intact .
When health advocates first petitioned the federal government to regulate salt in 1978 , food companies sponsored research aimed at casting doubt on the link between salt and hypertension .