Sentence examples for authorized a system from inspiring English sources

Instead, the President authorized a system of detention and interrogation that operated outside the international standards for the treatment of prisoners of war established by the 1949 Geneva Conventions.

And following a suggestion from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln authorized a system in which loyal owners who allowed their slaves to enlist might receive "just compensation".

After some debate, on March 24 , 1825 Coahuila y Tejas authorized a system granting land to empresario, who would recruit settlers for their particular colony.

In New York State, the Charter Schools Act of 1998 authorized "a system of charter schools to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently of existing schools and school districts".

The Senate vote is expected on Wednesday, although several senators today offered an amendment, action on which was delayed, that would extend a dairy compact authorizing a system of milk price controls in New England.

"Before Congress authorizes a mandatory system for sales tax collection, they need to resolve some outstanding issues," said Vincent Randazzo, director of public policy for the Business Roundtable, which represents the chiefs of 150 big companies.

The White House submitted a bill this month to authorize a tribunal system, setting off intraparty fighting as the three Senate Republicans, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John McCain of Arizona and John W. Warner Jr. of Virginia, insisted that they would not support a provision that in any way appeared to alter the commitments under the Geneva Conventions.

The White House had denounced the guarantees in the Senate bill, saying they authorized "a government-run delivery system for prescription drugs, which could lead to government pricing of individual drugs".

Meanwhile, once a local school system authorized a virtual academy, it could accept students from the county in which the district is located and all adjacent counties.

In the United States, the Clean Air Act (1970) authorizes an intricate system of regulation and oversight to support outdoor air quality and a network of top-down mandates that originates with national legislation and standard setting and extends to states, counties, and localities for execution and monitoring.

On 30 March 1791, the Assemblée adopted the principles proposed by the committee for the new decimal system of measure and authorized a survey between Dunkirk and Barcelona to establish the length of the meridian.