Sentence examples for before it was enacted from inspiring English sources

A: Prosecutors across the state opposed the law before it was enacted Oct. 1, 2005.

"Amenable species" were animals subject to the act the day before it was enacted, including cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses and mules.

His advocates have argued either that the law is unconstitutional or that it should not be applied because the tax case originated before it was enacted.

Employers, who had raised concerns about the proposal before it was enacted, had few complaints after several years of the policy being in place.

Moreover, an entire generation of these youth was lost before it was enacted; the intended beneficiaries of the DREAM Act, now in their late 20s or early 30s, have aged out of DACA eligibility.

But it is also obvious that high-achieving students — who suffer from benign neglect under the law — have been making smaller gains, much as they did before it was enacted.

Congress must approve of most changes in the plan before it is enacted into law.

Within the Canadian system, each institution (Crown, Senate, Commons) must agree with a given law before it is enacted.

Indeed, the Republican proposal is structured to enrage both drug companies and doctors — a sure way to kill the proposal before it is enacted.

A statement from the party's Central Committee carried by the official Xinhua news agency said the decision must be approved by the top legislature before it is enacted, which is essentially a formality.

Once it is signed, under British law the PTA needs to sit for 21 days before the House of Commons and in the Lords before it is enacted, meaning that late January 2009 is the earliest the PTA could come into effect.