Sentence examples for by the old system from inspiring English sources

That was measured by the old system.

Laurel Saville was locked out by the old system, when New York publishers were the gatekeepers.

They catered to young people born into the lower orders, filled with dreams but shut out by the old system.

Meanwhile, residents are being protected by the old system, which also has a history of failure, going out of service for hours at a time.

It was supposed to be a way of modernising and cleaning up the voting process, after successive elections saw damaging evidence of corruption made easier by the old system where the head of the household could sign up as many names as they wanted.

Theresa May, however, has driven down the immigration figures by ending the old system that allowed foreign students to pay off debts by working for two years in any job they could find after graduating.

The argument that over-generous teacher assessment was disguising poor writing skills could be overcome by following the old system of marking foreign-language O-levels: a double-grade, one for written, one for oral.

But now repayment levels are projected to drop so low that the government is close to getting back less money than it would have by keeping the old system.

Matteo Renzi, the young new secretary of the center-left Democratic Party, seeks to reignite the enthusiasm and interest of Italian voters by revamping the old system.

Mr. Bromwich made clear that each new permit would be closely reviewed on a well-by-well basis and that the old system of rapid approvals of drilling permits had been permanently changed.

Iraq was an attempt to reinstitute by force something like the old system of control, but it was beaten back.