Sentence examples for measures are written from inspiring English sources

That seems like too many, especially because a lot of these measures are written in confusing, technical language that ordinary voters have no hope of understanding.

The measure was written by attorneys for Standard Oil.

The measure was written by Republicans and Democrats using President Bush's plan as a blueprint.

Mayor Daley said the new measure was written to follow Justice O'Connor's suggestion.

City officials were concerned that the measure was written so broadly that workers could qualify even if their illnesses were unrelated to the ground zero effort.

One of the Georgia law's authors, Matthew L. Ramsey, a Republican state legislator, said the measure was written to withstand legal challenges.

Wagner's early take on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure was written with an eye to international success, and the overture, glitteringly done, sounds like French camp until some portentous Rienzi-style fanfares remind us who wrote it.

The measure was written to defer to bishops who oppose adopting a liturgy for same-sex blessings and to those who say their constituents are not ready for such a step.

The measure was written into the state budget the next year with the blessing of the industry and other stakeholders and also allowed the office to better handle complaints against developers over construction flaws.

The emergency spending measure was written by Senate Democrats, who based it on a similar $60.4 billion request that President Obama sent to Congress nearly two weeks ago to provide emergency aid to hurricane-battered states.

Proponents of Proposition 64 say the ballot measure was written to keep pot out of the hands of minors.