Sentence examples for law only if from inspiring English sources

The law remains a law only if it is applied universally.

States can be sued under the federal law only if that conduct violates equal protection under the Constitution.

But Mr Bush has promised to sign it into law only if it includes relief for small businesses.

Mr Christie has said he would sign a gay marriage law only if it was approved by a statewide referendum.

The House version contains no such measure, so these necessary controls can become law only if the amendment survives the reconciliation process.

For law is law only if it can be enforced, and the price of security is one supreme sovereign public power.

If, in a given year, the funds expended exceed the funds collected, the President can faithfully execute those laws only if the Treasury borrows the difference.

U.S. Supreme Court decisions as early as Fletcher v. Peck (1810) state that judges should strike down laws only if they "feel a clear and strong conviction" of unconstitutionality.

Echoing the George W. Bush of 2000, Mr. Schundler says he would seek a change in abortion laws only if there was a consensus to do so.

Some requests were botched: in one case, Egyptian prosecutors misunderstood the principle of "double criminality", which means a suspect can usually be extradited for breaking the requesting country's laws only if a similar law exists in the extraditing country.

ReprintsMr Netanyahu favours an "override clause", under which the court could overturn laws only if eight or more judges vote to do so (currently a simple majority of the bench, for big cases usually 11 judges from a total of 15, is needed).