Sentence examples for constitution was modified from inspiring English sources

A two-party pattern soon emerged, and the constitution was modified in 1953 to allow for elected government ministers.

The 1979 constitution was modified by a Constituent Assembly, and a series of elections were then held for local government councillors, state governors, and legislatures.

In a sense, the current tensions can be traced to 1989, when Iran's Constitution was modified to create a powerful presidency as a counterweight to the supreme leader.

I was born in 1982, just days after China's constitution was modified in part to clarify citizens' fundamental rights and reflect Deng Xiaoping's determination to lay a lasting foundation for domestic stability and modernization.

Judicial, legislative and executive powers rested with the Governor who was assisted by a Council whose constitution was modified by reforms enacted in 1861, 1909, 1919 and 1935.

A new constitution was promulgated in 1920 under the governor Sir William Manning, and in 1924 it was modified to satisfy nationalist demands.

This was accepted by the other three Premiers, and the proposed Australian Constitution was modified so that Section 125 specified that the national capital must be "within the state of New South Wales".

Since its promulgation in 1890 the constitution has been modified many times; the contemporary document consists of those sections of the original constitution that have remained unchanged and all subsequent amendments.

Later, the conviction that the constitution should not be modified by legislation led to constitutional review.

Assuming that the order is in conflict with the code provisions or the Constitution, can it be modified in such way as to free it from statutory or constitutional objections?

This six-fold classification (which is adapted from Plato's Statesman 302c-d) sets the stage for Aristotle's inquiry into the best constitution, although it is modified in various ways throughout the Politics.