Sentence examples for general matter from inspiring English sources

"The position of Justice Stevens cannot be right as a general matter," she said later.

As a general matter, the effects of American policy are hardly confined within American borders.

As a general matter, federal laws trump conflicting state laws under the Constitution's supremacy clause.

Public defenders are, as a general matter, the hardest working sect of the legal bar.

Of course, as a general matter, "the interpretation of constitutional principles must not be too literal.

He was simply asked if, as a general matter, waterboarding is illegal.

"As a general matter the court doesn't answer tough constitutional questions if it doesn't need to".

And as a general matter, it is forbidden to use certain veterinary medicines on any animals used for human consumption.

As a general matter, the justices are more likely to reverse than affirm the decisions they review.

"That power includes, as a general matter, the authority to remove those who assist him in carrying out his duties.

Rather, it was whether the crime he had been convicted of was as a general matter a crime of violence.