Sentence examples for approved a right from inspiring English sources

IN DECEMBER India's cabinet approved a "right to food" bill that would give two-thirds of the population a right supposedly enforceable in law to cheap food.

On Tuesday, the Michigan Legislature approved a right-to-work bill that critics say could break the back of organized labor in the state.

The GOP-controlled Wisconsin state Senate approved a right-to-work bill Wednesday, and the measure will now head to the GOP-controlled Assembly, where it's also expected to pass.

-- Spelling more trouble for organized labor in the U.S., Republican legislators in the Wisconsin state Senate approved a right-to-work bill here on Wednesday, sending the measure to a GOP-controlled Assembly where it's also expected to pass.

A hullabaloo erupted anyway: Indiana's House of Representatives was about to approve a "right to work" bill when the Democratic minority mimicked their Wisconsin colleagues and fled the state.The debate is energising activists on both the left and the right.

The company said Thursday it has approved a shareholder rights plan, so that shareholders as of Dec. 27 will receive rights to purchase shares in a new series of preferred stock.

Even so, Alstom's shareholders approved a euro600m rights issue to shore up its finances.Ahold, a Dutch retailer once dubbed Europe's Enron, revealed the extent of the accounting irregularities that earned it the title.

WITH little fanfare, the Nassau County Legislature has unanimously approved a civil rights bill barring discrimination against gay men and lesbians in employment, housing and other areas open to the public.

Board members of the Tennessee-based company approved a shareholder rights plan to try to obstruct investor Biglari's hostile takeover efforts.

The company went on to state the board of directors has approved a new human rights statement and a series of human rights conduct business principles in June 2015.

After a raucous all-night debate, Turkey's Parliament approved a package of rights reforms aimed at increasing its chances of joining the European Union by abolishing the death penalty and granting greater rights to the nation's Kurds.