Sentence examples for direct appropriation from inspiring English sources

And that money will not come from a direct appropriation but will be diverted from the Agency for International Development.

So what if their sound was a direct appropriation of the Rolling Stones, Oasis and Bon Jovi?

The Supreme Court has said that government regulation of private property can be "so onerous that its effect is tantamount to a direct appropriation or ouster".

Over the last few decades, a divided Supreme Court has extended property rights at the expense of community interests by expanding the "takings" concept to include regulatory actions that are "functionally equivalent" to direct appropriation.

When a direct appropriation met congressional opposition, supporters proposed that the $5 million be in the form of special half dollars which could be sold as souvenirs.

Their operations are independent from the US federal government and not funded by direct appropriation, although studies are often mandated by Congress in the interest of seeking expert counsel.

The House bill also eliminated $21 million in direct appropriations for Teach for America.

Grady, which receives direct appropriations from two county governments, faces a budget shortfall of more than $20 million this year.

But in the 1980s universities began undermining this principle by lobbying their local congressmen for direct appropriations.

The Library of Congress is supported by direct appropriations from Congress as well as gifts and private donations and has been governed since 1800 by the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress.

That sent waves of uninsured dialysis patients from across the region to Grady, which is supported by direct appropriations from Fulton and DeKalb Counties, ostensibly to care for their own residents.