Sentence examples for off legislation from inspiring English sources

Michelle Richardson, a legislative counsel for the ACLU, said she hopes the order can fend off legislation like Cispa.

At the same time, Mr. Reid will often have to play defense, fending off legislation pushed through by House Republicans.

The airlines agreed to improve service last year to stave off legislation that would have required such action.

But it is unclear whether market forces and a few public-private partnerships will be enough to fend off legislation to saddle companies with the full recycling bill.

So far, promises to make products healthier and limit advertising have helped fend off legislation, but not everyone is happy about that.

As with those efforts at self-regulation, this one came at a time when Internet companies were seeking to polish their image and potentially ward off legislation.

The ban on trade union representation at GCHQ was lifted along with the pernicious "check-off" legislation, which forced unions to re-recruit their members every three years.

After four days of work, Patty finished his draft of the funding cut-off legislation on August 13.

Heeding such worries, the White House did decide to put off pressing legislation on Social Security.

Advertisers by and large are not trying to fend off the legislation, which now awaits President Obama's signature.

North Rhine-Westphalia also accounts for six seats in the Bundesrat, which has to sign off on legislation.