Sentence examples for in light of rules from inspiring English sources

It starts from the concept of "nomotropism", by which is meant "acting in light of rules" (acting in light of rules does not necessarily entail acting "in conformity with rules").

But a Bronx judge ruled that "in light of the wholesale transfer of power and responsibility from the Board of Education to the mayor, the city may not now shield itself from liability".

In her one-paragraph order, Ms. Reno directed the board to wait until federal rules on gender-based asylum claims were finalized and to reconsider the case in light of those rules.

Laws restricting the types of jobs migrants from the two countries are allowed to do will be relaxed from the start of next year in light of EU rules, prompting fears of a sharp rise in numbers coming to Britain.

BLOOMBERG NEWS   For European Pay Packages, Back to the Drawing Board  |  Banks in Europe are rushing to revise pay packages ahead of upcoming annual meetings, in light of new rules, The Financial Times writes.

SAN FRANCISCO — Google said on Friday that it would not comply with a White House request to reconsider the anti-Islam video that has set off violent protests in the Arab world in light of its rules banning hate speech on YouTube, which it owns.

"In light of this rule, the US prefer it if the world (and particularly the media) would ignore the fact that the men in Guantánamo have been arbitrarily detained and exiled for many years".

In light of these new rules for trials at Guantánamo, Graham thought that the habeas-corpus filings by the prisoners should stop.

The report faults Mr. Quinn for lobbying the White House at all in light of prevailing ethics rules that barred top aides from lobbying former colleagues for five years after leaving government.

"In light of government ethics rules, I want to be clear that this book is a personal project," she wrote in a Facebook post.

"In light of the proposed rule by the New York Stock Exchange and the S.E.C.'s deliberation on the rule in the fall, it was widely believed that all stock option plans would need shareholder approval," said Martha L. Carter, director of United States research at Institutional Shareholder Services.