Sentence examples for altering the definition of from inspiring English sources

The E.P.A. argues that by altering the definition of "fill" to include waste it is merely legalizing current practice in the coal mining industry.

The measure prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from altering the definition of "fill material".

Verrilli also argues that the proponents are incorrect in saying that Prop 8 was an attempt to proceed with caution on matters of social policy, noting that the law "amends the California Constitution and permanently bars the legislature from altering the definition of marriage".

Altering the definition of AD may not be necessary for the development of early interventions.

Altering the definition of consensus, for example by calculating mean scores across attributes for each indicator, did not result in significant change in those accepted by the predefined criteria (data not shown).

Accepting Turkey as a European Union member would quicken that trend and irrevocably alter the definition of Europe.

At the heart of the conference was the assumption that a group of advocates could alter the definition of dyslexia and what it means to be dyslexic.

"Orange" continues the company's push to compete with traditional sources of entertainment and, along the way, alter the definition of television.

In a postmodern and very American way that may alter the definition of Jewishness, many conclude that joining the faith no longer requires crossing the threshold of formal conversion, but is instead becoming a matter of simple self-identification.

By the Treasury Department's count, Congress has acted 78 times since 1960 to raise, extend or alter the definition of the debt limit — 49 times under Republican presidents, and 29 times under Democratic presidents.

(Years before Kim Jong-il came to power, the North Korean Academy of Social Sciences altered the definition of hereditary rule in its "Dictionary of Political Terminologies," removing the phrases "a reactionary custom of exploitative societies," "originally a product of slave societies," "adopted by feudal lords as a means to perpetuate dictatorial rule").