Sentence examples for only proscribes from inspiring English sources

"It only proscribes discrimination on the basis of race or sex," Mr. Harper said, and the case will turn on the evidence of the claimants.

Rohrabacher said he did not care that the MEK is listed as a terrorist organisation, arguing that it was only proscribed to appease the Iranian leadership at a time when Washington was attempting to improve relations with Tehran.

Thus, a ban on partial-birth abortion that only proscribed the D&X method of abortion and that included an exception to preserve the life and health of the mother would be constitutional in my view.

It is argued that contrary to a large body of public opinion, sports engineering fundamentally differs from banned enhancement technologies; and that new advances should only be proscribed if they give the athlete an advantage over the sport.

Further evidence that Congress was concerned only with proscribing additional activities and not with alteration of the scheme of penalties is revealed by the form in which the bill was cast.

Only last month, Parliament made Communist Party entities eligible to take part in elections but proscribed any others.

That rule is to the effect that the Fourth Amendment proscribes only governmental action, and does not apply to a search or seizure, even an unreasonable one, effected by a private individual not acting as an agent of the Government or with the participation or knowledge of any governmental official.

App. to Juris.Statement 58a, n. 2. It proscribed only the latter.

It claims torture can be justified on three grounds.First, it narrows the definition of torture, saying American law "was intended to proscribe only the most egregious conduct".

It would be difficult... to believe that the conviction in O'Brien would have been sustained had the statute proscribed only contemptuous burning of draft cards". 415 U.S., at 588-590, 94 S.Ct., at 1254-1255 (emphasuppliedlied; footnote omitted).

"The only activity not proscribed is thinking.