Sentence examples for formally recognizing from inspiring English sources

But the government did not say that it was formally recognizing their marriage, because it cannot.

Members of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation expect the Bureau of Indian Affairs to issue a preliminary ruling on Thursday formally recognizing them as a tribe.

In the spring, when Western nations lined up to recognize a newly independent Kosovo, Mr. Putin answered by formally recognizing the two breakaway enclaves in Georgia.

On the other hand, perhaps such a result would delight the Republican base by formally recognizing this vice president's actual role in governing the country while President Bush retained the office.

Rather than formally recognizing Google's enormous market power in search, and putting the company on notice that its actions will be closely scrutinized going forward, the F.T.C. dismissed the most important complaints about its behavior as the whining of competitors.

In the fall of 2002, when the conservative Popular Party was in power, Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Franco's rule and formally recognizing the victims who suffered under it.

Spain formally recognized Dutch independence in 1648.

(It's not formally recognized as a psychiatric disorder).

On Tuesday, the Vermont Legislature formally recognized that reality.

Spain finally formally recognized Portugal's independence in 1668.

Should new roles for the laity in parish leadership be more formally recognized?