Sentence examples for approving measures from inspiring English sources

It was a tough night for reproductive rights, with voters in two staunchly Republican states approving measures to restrict abortion.

Actually, the New York law does not specifically mention busing, but it deprives the State Education Commissioner of the authority, which he had been exercising, of approving measures to achieve a racial balance in reluctant communi ties.

House Republicans say they believe they have politically inoculated themselves against claims they are responsible for the cuts by approving measures last year that would have substituted reductions in government programs like food stamps for the lower Pentagon spending.

The House on Friday passed a sweeping package to fight the opioid crisis, with members of both parties approving measures that include encouraging nonaddictive pain treatment and fighting the rise of synthetic drugs such as fentanyl.

The government took aim at the country's high suicide rate, approving measures meant to reduce the number of deaths by 20percentt by 2016 and reverse a macabre trend that was underlined again just last week when the agriculture minister hanged himself.

Farmers Branch has now acquired the dubious distinction of becoming the first Texas municipality to jump on the bandwagon of towns approving measures intended to crack down on illegal immigration locally.

We can accomplish this by approving Measure V, which allows Costa Mesa to adopt its own charter.

New York and Washington, D.C., have approved measures that start taking effect next year.

President Bush quickly renewed a call for Congress to approve measures to help stimulate the economy.

The European Commission approved measures to help Ukraine amounting to at least €11bn in coming years.

The House approved measures to bar the Treasury Department from enforcing restrictions on travel to Cuba.