Sentence examples for amount decreed from inspiring English sources

Neither contemplated a public offering of the properties, and that a sale should be made at another price, greater than an amount decreed by the court, if it should be offered.

That money went to the record company, Chrysalis, who paid Blondie a proportion of it – the amount decreed by Blondie's record deal.

The Times editorial page, which generally supports the Mayor, rightly decreed the amount "obscene".

The state decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana 35 years ago and decreed that people would be arrested for those amounts only if they were displaying the drug in public.

Once arrested, parents could buy their freedom by paying the money owed or an amount that a judge has decreed would show a good-faith effort to pay the full debt.

Well, it almost made sense a few years ago, when veggie oils were cheaper and Congress decreed that a certain amount of diesel was to be of the renewable kind.

So I gave each pizza one and a half times the decreed amount cheese, an amount worthy of someone's hard-earned $10.99 plus tax, delivery and tip.

From the reign of Philip II (1556 98), the decisions of audiencias were final, except when the death penalty was decreed or in civil cases when the amount of money involved exceeded a certain sum.

I suppose Tolkein decreed that three books was just the right amount for a fantasy series, and everyone has been following suit.

Two meals a day were decreed, with indications of the nature of the diet, the amount of water to be drunk before and after the meal, and the use of condiments.

American rodeo regulations also do not decree the amount of starch required for women's petticoats (and forget mascara).