Sentence examples for law raised from inspiring English sources

The law raised the age of consent to 18 amid intense debate and opposition.

In 2010, the Dodd-Frank law raised premiums, especially for bigger banks and for banks classified as riskier.

The third law raised the government's statutory borrowing limit and helped prod the Senate to pass a broad budget blueprint.

The tax law raised the maximum contribution to those accounts to $7,000 this year from $6,500 last year.

The law raised Sawant's standing in a city where a third of residents earn less than $15 an hour.

The new law raised to 30 percent, from 20 percent, the proportion of their production that investor-owned energy companies must generate from renewable sources by 2020.

Any new law raises a multitude of questions for interpretation, and this one will raise many.

Beyond allowing the catch-up contributions, the 2001 law raises all annual contribution limits.

Debate over questions that the 1990 law raises has remained intense.

The new law raises the value of an exempted automobile from $2,400 to $4,000 or $10,000 for a disabled debtor.

The new law raises the offense to a second-degree felony, with a maximum penalty of 20 years.