Sentence examples for legislating matters from inspiring English sources

We should probably avoid legislating matters of taste.

Although the German kings as emperors did not legislate matters of doctrine and ritual, they became the political masters of the Roman church for nearly a century.

He also said the case could put to the test the state's entire initiative process, which has been used in the past to legislate matters as varied as property tax rates and a ban on affirmative action.

The competition is organized from Zurich which is the headquarters of the Federation Internationale de Football Association or FIFA, which legislates all matters of international soccer.

Moreover, the English grand committee would in effect seek to legislate on matters such as health and education, which have revenue-raising implications, without having control over taxation.

In Australia, for example, each of the six states has its own police force and its own laws but does not legislate in matters pertaining to federal organizations and cannot pass laws at variance with those of the commonwealth.

The National Society for Women's Suffrage formed a Committee for Amending the Law in Points Wherein It Is Injurious to Women, arguing not only that it would "legislate on matters affecting women without their consent" but also that it began "at the wrong end": it failed to address or even to see the real problem — the political and economic inequality of women.

Compare a second state in which Regina has all the powers possessed by Rex except that she lacks authority to legislate on matters concerning religion.

Alas, NPR's skittishness seems to be reserved only for those who may be gay and enjoy positions of power to legislate on matters directly affecting the gay community.

But league officials have struggled over how to legislate the matter.

It's such an obscure crime, and a case – like Enumclaw farm – making it into the national spotlight is so rare that we have largely forgotten to legislate the matter.