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Discover LudwigThe phrase "decree was sent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of officially sending a formal order or decision.
Example: "The decree was sent to all relevant parties to ensure compliance with the new regulations."
Alternatives: "order was dispatched" or "directive was issued."
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In 1940, as plans were made to invade France through the Ardennes mountains, a "stimulant decree" was sent out to army doctors, recommending that soldiers take one tablet per day, two at night in short sequence, and another one or two tablets after two or three hours if necessary.
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And another instance in which his decree nisi was sent directly from the high court to a British tabloid "before it was sent to me".
Father Patrick Lawson, who spoke out in the Observer in July using the pseudonym "Father Michael", was sent a decree of removal by Bishop John Cunningham last Wednesday, forcing him to hand over the keys of his parish house within two days.
In what Cawkwell describes as his proudest moment, Demosthenes alone counseled against despair, and proposed that the Athenians should seek an alliance with the Thebans; his decree was passed, and he was sent as ambassador.
When the news reached St . Petersburgthat Orlov was sick, the Czar decreed that he be sent home in style.
This document does not give any cause to suppose there were, because I assume that the same decree was also sent to the Landräte.
Yet, upon a public and open charge against them, that they had appropriated part of the sacred land on the frontier, he proposed a decree that a herald should be sent to them, and the same also to the Lacedaemonians, with an accusation of the Megarians; an order which certainly shows equitable and friendly proceeding enough.
Also faced with opposition within the British establishment to the treatment of captives taken in North America, King George decreed that the men should be sent back to America and treated as prisoners of war.
Troops had to be sent to some Southern states to enforce court desegregation decrees.
The decree effectively extends a temporary decree legalizing the sale of genetically modified soy from this year's harvest, but officials said they expected it to pave the way for legislation that would be sent to Congress this year.
The Welsh Assembly Government has decreed that by 2025, 70% of household waste must be recycled or composted and no more than 5% of waste should be sent to landfill.
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