Sentence examples for is a compact between from inspiring English sources

The constitution is a compact between the people of the United States in their individual capacity, and the states in their political capacity.

The second measure was a compact between states, in which they would agree to issue distinctive birth certificates to babies whose parents could not show legal immigration status.

The most famous charter, Magna Carta ("Great Charter"), was a compact between the English king John and his barons specifying the king's grant of certain liberties to the English people.

Jefferson's principal arguments were that the national government was a compact between the states, that any exercise of undelegated authority on its part was invalid, and that the states had the right to decide when their powers had been infringed and to determine the mode of redress.

It is equally true, that the Constitution of the United States is a compact formed between the several States".

What Buick really needs is a compact crossover that fits between its Enclave and Encore, she said.

"Inspector Ohms," the only entry that might fairly be called a play, is a compact short story about the fencing between a hack actor (David Rasche), who has become famous on screen as the titular detective, and the hack novelist (Kristin Griffith) who created the character.

A regression model is a compact mathematical representation of the relationship between the response variable and the input parameters in a given design space.

"It is a solemn compact between the generations".

Mr. Gore's Remarks Social Security is a solemn compact between the generations.

Bernard Kleiman, one of the steelworkers' chief negotiators, said another reason that wages had risen strongly in the recent contracts is a social compact between unions and major industries.