Sentence examples for could have legislated from inspiring English sources

The master of the rolls, Lord Justice Dyson, said: "Parliament could have legislated to criminalise the excessive drinking of a pregnant woman but it has not done so … Since the relationship between a pregnant woman and her foetus is an area in which parliament has made a (limited) intervention, I consider that the court should be slow to interpret general criminal legislation as applying to it".

$80 billion dollars in savings over a decade that we could have legislated ourselves into anyway.

Could Blair have legislated in haste, only to repent at his opponents' leisure?

One player who is, Barrie McKay, has had a troubled start to the season, which to be fair Warburton could not have legislated for.

They could not have legislated for what followed as, for the remaining five overs, the South Africa captain was little more than a spectator as 65 runs were added of which he contributed five.

Could Americans have legislated our own version Apartheid -- called Jim Crow -- that legally separated the races on railroads, education, and life?

Countries such as Australia and New Zealand have legislated for compulsory bicycle helmets.

According to Korsgaard, rational agents are guided by universal principles that they have legislated.

A growing number of countries have legislated, or plan to legislate, banning smoking in cars carrying children.

But Labour said the tax pledge could easily be reversed by Parliament in the future, arguing that the Conservatives had legislated to balance the books by 2015 but had failed to do so.

The government has legislated for important changes in education.