Sentence examples for could only enforce from inspiring English sources

However, an inventor could only enforce these rights after the patent is granted.

Finally, they came to an agreement that the law could only be enforced from from 9pm till 6 o'clock in the morning; then people could sleep.

Citing the trust relationship between the federal government and the tribes, the Court held that removal treaties could only be enforced against the tribes by the federal government, not private parties (whether through self-help or through the courts).

"We only enforce by complaint at this time," she said.

It may observe and investigate but it could only advise, not enforce.

But such efficiency could only have been enforced in the areas directly administered by the central government.

Ultimately, the Canadian customs rules were only enforced against publications who endured a sexual stigma -- the New York Times could print the word "bondage" all day if they wanted to.

In theory, these estimated values could be even smaller, because the new release of the national seismic building code (Norme Tecniche per le Costruzioni 2008) was only enforced in the Emilia-Romagna Region after 2009.

Prince Charles's interventions only enforced this concern.

"Previously, it was only enforced at the DMV," Baggott said.

A nonthreatening image would hardly be an asset to a hockey enforcer — I could only be effective if I was feared," James wrote in the book, published by ECW Press.