Sentence examples for adopted a moratorium from inspiring English sources

But Illinois is the only state to have adopted a moratorium, though others have considered it.

In 1982, it adopted a moratorium on whaling, to allow the collapsing populations of various species to recover.

Last year, Oyster Bay adopted a moratorium on new building permits in Greenvale to give the town an opportunity to address the threat of overdevelopment in that area.

In 1982, the International Whaling Commission adopted a moratorium on commercial whaling, allowing the taking and killing of whales for research purposes only.

In 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) adopted a moratorium on commercial whaling, allowing the taking and killing of whales for research purposes only.

In 1982, the IWC adopted a moratorium on commercial whaling, effective from 1986.

The press service of the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs, Catherine Ashton, released a statement urging Belarus to adopt a moratorium on capital punishment.

The United Nations Mission in Iraq urged the Iraqi government "to adopt a moratorium" on all executions, but the government defends the death penalty as a way to face down insurgents bent on destabilizing the country.

Hoping to ease public fears about human cloning and ward off overreaching legislation, the country's largest coalition of biologists announced yesterday that it had adopted a voluntary moratorium on creating a baby from the somatic cells of an adult.

The corrections department has yet to issue new regulations, and the State Legislature adopted a one-year moratorium in January.

Trustees also adopted a 16-year moratorium against renaming other places on the campus, which was chartered in 1789, making it the country's oldest public university.