Sentence examples for enacted in response to from inspiring English sources

The law was enacted in response to the corporate scandals of 2002.

These laws were enacted in response to the Tamil Tiger insurgency.

That law was enacted in response to the 1950's scandals involving the Teamsters and other unions.

The debate at the hearing reflected larger partisan wrangling over the law, enacted in response to the financial crisis.

He is fighting his detention under the law, one of a series enacted in response to horrific crimes committed by released sex offenders.

Indeed, the overblown rhetoric of a "war on terror" was reflected in the nature and severity of the laws enacted in response to the threat.

But the revised provisions, enacted largely in response to the recession, are responsible for a greater share of the increase.

His home state of Michigan had no law against assisted suicide in the early 1990s, but later enacted one in response to Kevorkian's activities.

School officials said Wednesday that the election results reflected extremely tight budgets and the degree to which most districts cut staff and dipped into reserve funds rather than exceed the cap, which was enacted last year in response to complaints about soaring tax bills.

More photos Unlike other parts of Mexico, Guerrero has a long tradition of legally recognized community policing under rules for indigenous populations that were enacted largely in response to a 1995 massacre of peasants by state security forces.

The new ordinance was enacted largely in response to public safety concerns, including perceptions of increased violence and sexual assaults, especially at bar closing time.