Sentence examples for basis in statute from inspiring English sources

"Such a conception of copyright law has no basis in statute, case law or common sense".

When the report was issued, Todd S. Nelson, the president of the Apollo Group, said in a statement, "There is no basis either in statute or regulation for this assessment".

California argues that the private plaintiffs have no right to sue because Congress included no basis in the statute for them to enforce the law.

The government sticks to its promise of eradicating child poverty by 2020 (a pledge enshrined in statute) on the basis that they can encourage and support the poorest off welfare and back into work.

Prof. Wood contends there is substantial basis in case law, U.S. statutes and international treaties to hold public officials accountable as "trustees of the commons," responsible for protecting the air, water, soils and other natural resources on which our wealth and health depend.

A senior Labour source said: "After five and a half hours of talks in Ed Miliband's office which ended at 2.30am, we are confident we have the basis of an agreement around our royal charter entrenched in statute".

Such a basis can often exist in statutes created by the legislature and various forms of secondary legislative instruments.

The term was embodied in statute in 1931.

The prevailing visibility in statute miles (SM).

Qatar, he accepts, bid for it on that basis, but the statute says only that it should take place during those months time "in principle".

After arguing that many of the requests that the Prosecution characterised as unfulfilled had in fact been fulfilled, Serbia and Montenegro rejected the proposition that anything in the Statute or Rules provided a legal basis upon which a chamber could grant a party access to state archives (see Prosecutor v. Milošević 7 February 2003, paras. 5 6, 8 17).