Sentence examples for number of decrees from inspiring English sources

Human-rights organisations have raised concerns over a number of decrees and resolutions on speech and defamation issued by the government.

SAUDI ARABIA King Abdullah plans to issue a number of decrees in an address to the nation on Friday, the royal court said in a statement, Reuters reported.

Since parliament's dissolution Scaf has issued a number of decrees besides the constitutional declaration, also rejuvenating a national security council that includes the president, but has a greater number of Scaf members.

49 45 bce), the Idumaean Antipater (died 43 bce) ingratiated himself with Caesar and was rewarded by being made governor of Judaea; the Jews were rewarded through the promulgation of a number of decrees favourable to them, which were reaffirmed by Augustus (reigned 27 bce–14 ce) and later emperors.

In the last fifteen years or so, courts have issued a small but significant number of decrees requiring that governmental bodies reorganize themselves so that their behavior will comport with certain legal standards.

While there are no specific laws concerning pastoralists' use of grazing lands in Cameroon, there are a number of decrees and ordinances that are currently used by organisations working with mobile pastoralists to protect grazing lands and transhumance corridors within the far north region.

Pirates churned up a sea of paper in their wake: letters, petitions, court documents, legal opinions, ambassadorial reports, travel accounts, captivity narratives, and vast numbers of decrees attest to their impact on lives and livelihoods.

A number of royal decrees proclaimed early on Wednesday that Saudi King Salman had elevated his 31-year-old son to become crown prince and second in line to the throne.

At the same time, the number of consent decrees entered into via this "sue and settle" racket rose dramatically during the Obama years.

It was introduced in 1987, and a number of laws, decrees and bylaws have modified the programme since.8 What follows is a reconstruction of the structure of the programme at the time that the graduates in the GTS data were observed - based on conversations with relevant parties, the available legal documents, as well as descriptions of the programme on official websites and in government reports.

A number of the consent decrees, Barr said, are overly broad, "specifying the particulars of prisoners' diets, exercise, visitation rights and health care.