Sentence examples for had dictated that from inspiring English sources
Ali, before his death a week ago, had dictated that the service be open to all.
But extreme poverty gave his mother "worry breakdowns," and, on and off all spring, these had dictated that he miss classes to work full time.
The Rt Rev Michael Colclough said legal advice had dictated that contact should be cut as long as court action remained a possibility, which was "frustrating" for the cathedral.
Finally, Obama told Biden: "I want to have a meeting Sunday". The president would call the national security team to the Oval Office and give members the six-page, single-spaced "terms sheet" he had dictated that precisely listed his new orders.
Then the admission officer who serves as the athletic liaison negotiates with each coach, because the Ivy League had dictated that no admitted athlete can have an AI one standard deviation lower than the AI of non-athletes on that campus.
It also altered the norms for gemstone pairings; tradition had dictated that gemstones of a single color be paired with white diamonds, but Bulgari introduced jewelry sparkling with many-colored gemstones as well as white diamonds.
The passing of time has dictated that Roberto carried Italy to the final from the start, but that isn't true.
Undoubtedly, Fly.com is a highly desirable domain name, but history has dictated that success does not necessarily correlate with a good name (just take a look at the Pets.com fiasco).
Very often, challenges of scale and scope have dictated that that be a commercial publisher.
In the past, convention has dictated that it be reserved for uncontroversial matters.
