Sentence examples for decreed himself from inspiring English sources

Mr. Morsi decreed himself above the reach of the courts until completion of a new constitution.

It was universally condemned, and Nigeria tried to restore the ousted government.Laurent Kabila, Congo's new president, decreed himself wide powers.

At Thursday's pomp-filled "Assembly of the Peoples" in Astana – a surreal, sparkling capital city Nazarbayev himself decreed should emerge from the wastelands of the Kazakh steppe over the past two decades – the 74-year-old smiled coyly with acknowledgement as the praise gushed forth.

Moreover, the Buddha himself had decreed that this doctrine was to be preached to men during the age of mappō (the "latter law")—the last, degenerate period after his death, the present age and that a teacher would then appear to preach this true and final doctrine.

The officers then rallied the army behind Ramavo, such that on August 11 , 1828 when she declared herself the successor to Radama on the pretense that he himself had decreed it, there could be no immediate resistance.

Mr Hollande has decreed a 30% pay cut for himself and his cabinet.

Their father, Richard, had virtually decreed that Venus, the image of himself, would be the first of the sisters to win a grand slam title.

His reference is to himself only, or to some transcendent power which — or who — has decreed his enterprise and alone is worthy to judge it".

The king whom he served decreed that everyone in the land could not pray to a god other than himself.

Cesar cast himself as the whip master, gave his sidekick the role of centurion, and decreed that I play Jesus Christ.

There's no more debate -- sweet corn is officially the state vegetable, as decreed by unanimous support in the Illinois legislature as well as a signature by Governor Bruce Rauner himself.