Sentence examples for limits of legislation from inspiring English sources

"Sex Trafficking Arrests Are Few, Despite Laws" (news article, Dec. 4) highlights the limits of legislation — and the need for more effective enforcement.

The Cana girls' rescue centre, set among the dark volcanic rock, aloes and thorny acacias north of Lake Baringo, is home to more proof of the limits of legislation in changing lives.

The survey indicated that the CARD Act was working, but it also revealed the limits of such legislation in addressing consumer debt, said Amy Traub, a senior policy analyst at Demos.

One potential stumbling block is reported to be an issue of the baby's nationality at the time of the alleged mutilation – due to the limits of the legislation, a prosecution is only expected to be approved if it was after the girl received her UK passport.

Meanwhile, the defence minister said in a statement that the army had urged Mr Yanukovych to take "urgent steps within the limits of existing legislation" to ease the crisis.

"I believe that the City Council would be within its rights to change the term limits law by way of legislation," said Paul A. Crotty, a former corporation counsel under Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.

The case reached the Supreme Court, and its ruling, issued in January, 2010, rolled back a century of legislation limiting corporate money in federal elections.

This landmark piece of legislation limited the widespread abuse of injunctions against activities regarded as normal and essential aspects of strikes.

As AIG chairman, Mr. Greenberg also served on the board of the Chamber of Commerce and was a vocal advocate of legislation limiting class action lawsuits.

The Missouri legislature slowed to a crawl on Thursday, jeopardizing scores of bills with just two days left in its session, because of lingering animosity over the Republican passage of legislation limiting union powers.

The requirement to reduce the weight of car components as a result in part of the introduction of legislation limiting emission has triggered renewed interest in magnesium.