Sentence examples for instituting a rule from inspiring English sources

She even chaperoned his taste in music, "instituting a rule that I could only listen to one jazz record for every three classical ones".

"It's like a third-world dictator being elected by a simple majority and then unilaterally instituting a rule that says, 'in the future, any challenger must receive 80 percent of the vote,' " he said.

Just as important, it sets a basis for litigation after the fact by submitting comments contradicting the government's claims, the industry can argue that the Consumer Bureau violated the Administrative Procedures Act by instituting a rule arbitrarily, and without basing it on objective evidence.

instituted a rule that limited visiting teams' fans to ten per cent of the audience at any given stadium.

Early in their existence they instituted a rule: "No singer no leader no interviews no press photos".

In 2005 the league had to institute a rule, clearly meant for Brodeur more than anyone else, that limits a goalie's room to roam outside the net.

He also instituted a rule in January banning texting by truck drivers while they drive, which won him a mention on "The Oprah Winfrey Show".

Pledging to respond swiftly, the president said that he had instituted a rule that government officials must return calls from the state and local authorities within 15 minutes.

Soon after this the Democratic Congress, cleaning up the markets after the Great Depression, instituted a rule that all publicly held firms had to issue audited financial statements.

Roethlisberger's absences, Hawk said, caused the team to institute a rule requiring freshmen to participate in the sessions unless they were playing.

M.L.S. last year instituted a rule that enables each of its 13 teams to sign a player for any salary; the league pays only the first $400,000.