Sentence examples for and may be exercised from inspiring English sources

Justice Antonin Scalia, in the majority opinion, wrote that the power of Congress over Congressional elections "is paramount, and may be exercised at any time".

The right may be exercised at any time during the period of detention and may be exercised repeatedly, although not in a manner which frustrates the proper purpose of the examination.

Where governmental functions are centralized in the hands of a single individual, they are simple and may be exercised in the ruler's residence; where the functions are shared by many and established as specialized activities, they become complex and demand distinct structures.

The clause is much less well known than, say, the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, and yet Congress's power under it, Justice Scalia wrote, "is paramount, and may be exercised at any time, and to any extent which [Congress] deems expedient".

"It extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency, or after conviction and judgment.

The [pardon] power … extends to every offense known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken, or during their pendency, or after conviction and judgment.

A recent study indicated that some physicians have concerns about the proven efficacy of osteoporosis treatment among older populations and may be exercising judgment with respect to minimizing polypharmacy in this population [ 21].

The new laws recognise that victims may have consented to their initial journeys, and that control may be exercised in other ways than the physical.

And if that choice may be exercised by women after conception, then shouldn't men have the same option: to proclaim, legally and unilaterally, the end of their interest in the tissue or fetus or baby or whatever it is that sex between a man and a woman sometimes produces?

Therefore, three scenarios are possible: 1) The share price stays below US$15, the option is not exercised and the purchaser loses a total of US$12 2) The share price moves to $16 at which point the option may be exercised, and a share is bought for US$15, and sold immediately for US$16.

human skill as opposed to nature; (ability in) skilled execution as an object in itself; cunning; imitative or imaginative skill applied to design"and "thing in which skill may be exercised".