Sentence examples for cases lawmakers from inspiring English sources

In some cases, lawmakers are trying to outdo each other in terms of whose proposals are tougher on the entrenched Wall Street interests.

In some cases, lawmakers are responding to complaints from business owners who are weary of playing whack-a-mole with varying regulations from one city to the next.

In such cases, lawmakers rely on an interpretation of the Texas Constitution that says they must bow out only if they have a "personal or private interest" in a measure —  beyond simply being a member of an affected profession.

In the first two cases, lawmakers raised money through funding mechanisms already in place (state disability insurance programs, employee contributions to which increased so slightly that two-thirds of people surveyed in California subsequently didn't notice the change); Washington, which didn't have funding in place, had to delay implementation of its program after the economic downturn began.

In the aftermath of the Chuck E. Cheese's murders and other high-profile cases, lawmakers in 1995 had set up a system in which a three-judge panel could sentence murder convicts to death.

But, the rules were changed only for future generations — in this case, lawmakers elected after 1995.

After the Barclays case, lawmakers in London and Washington are questioning why regulators were not more aggressive in thwarting the illegal activities.

In that case, lawmakers from both parties say pressure from Republicans alarmed about the broad political consequences of inaction could mount on House Republican leaders to move toward the Senate's position — or even take up the Senate bill without changes.

In any case, lawmakers need to stop blaming the past or present administration and support the president in putting in place antiterrorism security procedures that will be less onerous to passengers and more effective in thwarting terrorist plans by nipping them in the bud.

In October 2001, as the state appeared to be losing the case, lawmakers gave authorization for six casinos to be built, three for the Seneca tribe in western New York, and three more for casinos in the Catskills to be run by various tribes.

As a result of the case, lawmakers now may consider legislating on the issue.