Sentence examples for could have adopted from inspiring English sources

Mr. Holder could have adopted the commission's standards.

Beyond question, Congress could have adopted a similar scheme for health care.

Weeks ago Democrats could have adopted a policy of coercive inspection.

They argued that France could have adopted controls less restrictive than a ban.

If the two of them stayed together for a full year, Elizabeth could have adopted Victoria legally.

When I married in 1967, I could have adopted my Jewish husband's name and become just another vaguely ethnic American.

(She's the one person who could've adopted my ex, and I would still stand on her beach).

Mr. Raimi couldn't have adopted that fashion statement anyway.

I couldn't have adopted the attitude of the fancied men of the pubs.

Could we have adopted a different strategy that would have yielded a secure non-Communist South Vietnam?

"In retrospect, we could obviously have adopted a more humane attitude".