Sentence examples for legislative directives from inspiring English sources

Rather than let things stand, Congress should consider quickly passing legislation to undo the Obama administration rule, which violates explicit legislative directives.

Also, the municipal transport planners seem to be less aware of the legislative directives and recommendations in 2014 than in 2004.

Prior to Election Day 2000, the Florida Legislature had enacted clear legislative directives regarding the certification of votes cast in the presidential election.

Many of us remember the early promise to our electorate, touting casinos as a "unique tool of urban development". Whatever the settlement between management and their employees, the major and more essential issue is the prospect of a settlement between the gaming industry and its mandate, through legislative directives, to revitalize Atlantic City and participate in its rebirth.

Unfortunately, this did not yield positive results, and the industry faced huge amounts of civil litigation on the matter, thus causing state and city governments to introduce ATM security standards and legislative directives.

"An executive who arrogates to himself the power to ignore the legitimate legislative directives of the Congress or to act free of the check of the judiciary becomes the central threat the founders sought to nullify in the Constitution, an all-powerful executive too reminiscent of the king from whom they had broken free," Gore said.

White House officials said Mr. Trump's words were not meant as a legislative directive or veto promise so much as a message to lawmakers, including Democrats who have previously supported spending on border fencing.

In the face of this clear and pre-existing legislative directive, the Supreme Court of Florida has concluded retroactively that the Elections Canvassing Commission shall not and may not ignore late-filed returns, but must hold the results of a national election open for an additional extended period of time, and shall include late returns based on selective manual recounts in individual counties.

Lawmakers fear that the new size standards could harm "true small businesses" and "the domestic supply base for military footwear". Michigan's congressional delegation sought the legislative directive in response to concerns expressed by a Michigan company, Bates Footwear, which supplies combat boots and dress shoes to the military.

The values obtained from the measurement of vibration exposure were comparable with the action threshold limits defined by European directive 2002/44/CE and by the Italian legislation (legislative decree 81/2008).

It is, however, worth stressing that in spite of their strategic importance, the Communications that lay down the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans are only guidelines; hence, contrary to legislative documents (regulations, directives and decisions), they are not binding for Member States.