Sentence examples for had recently enacted from inspiring English sources

Under pressure from donors, Ghana had recently enacted a public procurement act that ensured all tenders were open to international competition.

Michael Whyland, a spokesman for the Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, did not sound particularly encouraging, noting in a statement that the Legislature had recently enacted changes to teacher arbitration in a related bill, primarily to speed up the process.

The other factor that apparently got the Soviets to back off from their earlier insistence on a ban on extensive testing of S.D.I. — testing that might violate the A.B.M. treaty — was that Congress had recently enacted (and Reagan had signed) a ban on such testing.

Ramping up his rhetoric on Beijing, the president also noted that the U.S. had recently enacted laws "to better screen foreign investments in our country for national security threats" and encouraged other nations to do the same.

Other Long Island communities have recently enacted tree-related ordinances.

Brazil has recently enacted stricter disclosure regulations for the ownership of publicly traded companies.

The state thus joins 43 others that have recently enacted legislation curtailing public retirement benefits.

The state has recently enacted a tougher, college-preparatory-style curriculum in its high schools.

Lebanon has recently enacted a law prohibiting indoor smoking in all of its forms, rendered effective as of 3 September 2012.

West Virginia and Utah have recently enacted laws that will prevent or make it difficult for illegal immigrants to get licenses, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Many countries have recently enacted statutes expanding their criminal jurisdiction be yond their boundaries in these cases and imposing severe penalties on hijackers.