Sentence examples for defined membership from inspiring English sources

As a public corporation, with defined membership, the district, when established, is empowered to go forward with the expert investigations and surveys which, of necessity, must precede the adoption of a complete scheme.

Today, credit unions have a defined membership based on a common association like a shared religion, ethnic background, school, or profession.

Fiercely loyal to their families, to their clubs, charities, and congregations -- fiercely loyal, in other words, to their own kind -- they narrowly defined membership in democracy to include only people like themselves.

It stated the "Origin and Purpose" of the Conference, defined membership, and gave details of the annual meeting.

If the system is to work well, pastoralists must have a well defined membership group with clear (albeit sometimes complex) rules of access to pasture and water.

Clearly defined membership categories grounded in theory and backed by a priori contextual knowledge can facilitate the study of health inequalities, though researchers will have to make decisions about when to collapse or further differentiate groups.

One result is a legal and ecclesiastical issue about what defines membership in a religious congregation.

Membership has been difficult to evaluate more recently; church officials give different estimates and often define membership differently, according to an individual's level of involvement.

According to the first amendment of the US constitution, private organizations have the right to define membership on their own terms.

Processes are in place to define membership, establish common values, recruit people, develop employees, assess individual potential, live up to a human contract, and establish policies for graceful exits from the company.

It is a powerful principle, for it defines membership in a way that may not correspond with identity.