Sentence examples for order meaning from inspiring English sources

In Texas, water rights are assigned in chronological order, meaning that during droughts, those with the oldest permits are first.

Maybe it is our analytical human brains, through the eye, searching for order, meaning and pattern in a random design.

Theirs is a contemplative order, meaning that, unlike active orders, they separate themselves from the world, embracing solitude and silence, devoting themselves to prayer and worship.

The final act allows the home secretary to make changes by an order, meaning they would receive only cursory parliamentary oversight.

Some evidence disclosed at Lane's retrial in 1996 was subjected to a public immunity interest order, meaning it was not shared with his legal team.

No "stay" has been issued on the court order, meaning the four Syrians in Calais could be allowed to travel to Britain at the earliest opportunity.

"Set that thing up there," Sewell ordered, meaning the station wagon.

Fisa requests come with gag orders, meaning Google, Facebook and other tech companies cannot say whether they have received them.

Chosŏn society was dominated by a hereditary aristocratic class, the yangban (literally, "two orders," meaning civil and military officials).

After the dust had settled, there was no spot-kick and Tiago was given his marching orders meaning he will miss the 9 May final in Bucharest, Romania.

Since the shutdown, some have seen their jobs furloughed or have received "stop work orders," meaning they're out of work until the government is up and running again.