Sentence examples for functions of legislation from inspiring English sources

That's precisely what Jefferson was aiming for as he appealed for "guidance and support" from the "many charged with the sovereign functions of legislation".

Utterly, indeed, should I despair did not the presence of many whom I here see... who are charged with the sovereign functions of legislation, and to those associated with you, I look with encouragement for that guidance and support which may enable us to steer with safety the vessel in which we are all embarked amidst the conflicting elements of a troubled world.

The parliament retains its dual function of legislation and control over the executive but to a lesser extent than in the past.

He said the UK's failure to ameliorate breaches to air pollution limits – over which ClientEarth has successfully taken the government to court – was clear evidence of the need for EU oversight and the function of enforceable legislation.

"Its elements might include online voting, e-dialogue between representatives and those represented, increased interconnectedness between the functions of representation, scrutiny and legislation, multiple concepts of what is a constituency, flexibility about what is debated when and how, and a much more intense pace for invention and adaptation".

In recent years, the demand for an increased number of vehicle functions by legislation and customer expectations has introduced many electronic control systems and electrical driven units in vehicles and has resulted in steadily increasing electrical loads.

One of the most visible reminders of the inability of Congress to perform one of its most basic functions — passing legislation that keeps the government funded — will be "Closed" signs at some of the country's most popular federally financed tourist attractions like the National Zoo, the National Air and Space Museum and the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The function of the legislative branch is to craft legislation at the federal level.

"We're submitting that discovery itself violates the Constitution" in the context of this case, he said, by intruding on the president's "core functions" of seeking advice and developing legislation.

Then he goes on to repudiate the laissez-faire theory of the functions of government, which (though state legislation of late years has shown some disposition to paternalism) long dominated American public opinion with the aid of the federal system and the courts.

You bet it is, especially its effect on some key functions of government, such as passing legislation and appointing federal judges.