Sentence examples for legislative capacity from inspiring English sources

However, the Ohio Supreme Court concluded that only land use changes granted by the City Council when acting in a Legislative capacity were subject to the referendum process.

In the 1950s, the then lord chief justice, Lord Goddard, had claimed in a legislative capacity that the high court judiciary was solidly behind him – predictably, for a confessed authoritarian – in supporting the penalty.

These, with the advice and consent of the Senate, having now been ratified and my ratification exchanged for that of the First Consul of France in due form, they are communicated to you for consideration in your legislative capacity.

Thus, the Court has permitted resort to a federal court of equity where a state was enforcing confiscatory rates and by its law precluded a stay or supersedeas until the state courts 'acting in a legislative capacity' had taken final action.

By world government, Falk means a form of global political organization that has, at minimum, the following features: "compulsory peaceful settlement of all disputes by third-party decision in accordance with law; general and complete disarmament at the state and regional levels; a global legislative capacity backed up by enforcement capabilities; and some form of centralized leadership" (7).

Subsequent to that period, we find an assembly first of four and afterwards of six hundred members, annually elected by the people; and partially representing them in their legislative capacity; since they were not only associated with the people in the function of making laws; but had the exclusive right of originating legislative propositions to the people.

As the members see it, the voters are angry, the issues are lousy and the problems that really matter are beyond their control or their legislative capacities.

Declining Legislative Branch capacity doesn't just cede power to corporate lobbyists, it also undermines our constitutional system.

"F.P.I. continues to address these external challenges through aggressively pursuing new customers and new products, involvement in legislative initiatives, capacity reductions and strict measures to control cash".

I don't believe that previous generations that built new towns, garden cities or large scale social housebuilding after the wars were better at it, or less restricted by financial, legislative or capacity issues or the availability of land than we would be.

In addition, the joint project is working on legislative reform, capacity building and is piloting alternatives to the imprisonment of children.