Sentence examples for could not enforce from inspiring English sources

A different 5th Circuit panel had previously ruled that Mississippi could not enforce its admitting privileges law because enforcement would cause the state's only abortion clinic to close.

Hillebrandt could not enforce his orders outside of his office.

Mr. Crawford said he could not enforce financial compliance standards without the support of top management.

However, the federal court said it could not enforce a state standard.

It had no legal control over the people or magistrates: it gave, but could not enforce, advice.

Mr. Chilton went even further, saying the agency would have wasted several months writing rules it could not enforce.

To be fair, this was his position all along but, crucially, he couldn't enforce it.

Legally, the merchants couldn't enforce compliance, so they set about turning public opinion against those who resisted.

Finally, it just wouldn't be New York if sanitation officers couldn't enforce this rule: stay out of their way.

Steve Mallonee, the N.C.A.A.'s managing director for academic and membership affairs, said even if his organization wanted to, it couldn't enforce rules at below the college level because it would have a hard time disseminating its guidelines).

They used scare tactics, saying if the law passed it would mean they couldn't enforce recreational marijuana use either.