Sentence examples for govern others from inspiring English sources

But for Obama, our willingness to be constrained by rules that govern others may take precedence over the rules themselves.

The Greek philosopher Epictetus established this way of thinking two and a half millennia ago, but it's best summed up in this 19th century version: "Who is fit to govern others?

At this juncture, failed leaders start to believe they are above rules that govern others, and even above the law.

These privately owned animals can often be managed and harvested without the same regulations that govern other native wildlife that are regulated by state or federal government.

What it has done – astonishingly - is to remove maize from the rules which govern other crops.

It is a law that aims to govern other laws: a "basic law," which will have something like constitutional standing.

Often, he was cranky: "This is an astoundingly irresponsible way to govern!" Other times, philosophical: "We have seemed to have lost our way in the objective of governing".

If some of his officers were critical, the majority greatly respected their chief, and a number of "Lugard's men" went on to govern other territories in Africa.

"It's being raised as a consumer protection issue," he said, "but in reality they want an exemption to the laws that govern other loans".

It's commonplace for comics—and comedy fans to maintain that the stage is a place exempt from the rules of decorum and political correctness that govern other facets of life.

Indeed, they are legally exempt from the two major pieces of legislation which govern other firms in the financial industry: the Securities Exchange Commission Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.