Sentence examples for adopt the measures from inspiring English sources

The attorneys general pledged to push athletic commissions in their states to adopt the measures.

The groups will lobby politicians to adopt the measures in the lead-up to the federal election.

But if countries fail to adopt the measures, about 46 million people, most in sub-Saharan Africa, China and India, would become infected by 2010, the reports estimated.

David Gauke, financial secretary to the Treasury, told representatives from the European parliament that Britain would not adopt the measures to introduce certain common tax rules.

They said Greece should be allowed to adopt the measures over four years rather than the two called for by the troika.

If the (state or federal government) were to adopt the measures people like Mr Osterman suggest, what's to stop those companies from taking their business elsewhere?

The United States declined to adopt the measure, but agreed to consider it again before July 2002.

Congressional Democratic leaders have promised to adopt the measure and send it to the White House for his signature by the end of next week.

Daventry in Northamptonshire is set to become the first town in the country to adopt the measure, and many other areas are expected to soon follow suit.

Vermont was the first to adopt the measure in 2000, providing the same rights as married couples have under state law.

But the 232-to-192 vote was entirely symbolic because it did not force lawmakers to adopt the measure, which passed the Senate as an amendment to a military bill in June, with broad bipartisan support.