Sentence examples for ordinances were not from inspiring English sources

City officials said that the tougher traffic ordinances were not intended to single out illegal immigrants or Hispanics, but to reduce accidents with uninsured drivers.

Target sent a letter to Mayor Daley and alderman indicating that if the ordinance were not overturned, they would not proceed on projects in Chicago.

Some animal law experts say the ordinances aren't touchy-feely gestures but part of a growing recognition of pets as more than property.

"It shows in how well they do their landing on the aircraft carrier, how many times they screw up, or are on the wrong radio frequency, or get lost, or their ordinances aren't accurate in terms of dropping a bomb.

That's not to say that codes and ordinances aren't passed with good reason.

Yes, I'm aware that reading substantive articles on trade agreements and building ordinances isn't necessarily fun, but neither is mowing your lawn or doing sit-ups and we tend to see those as worthy investments of our time.

Since the proposed changes to Chicago's ordinances aren't only against those "bad" anti-G8/NATO protesters, but are permanent, they would directly affect anyone who may have a beef with city hall or private employers, whether it's over school closings, health clinic cutbacks, unfair working conditions, immigrant rights or what have you.

Violating a city ordinance is not a felony.

She said that the ordinance was not often prosecuted but that statistics were not immediately available.

Salinas officials say the proposed ordinance was not intended to shut down the vendors.

Without the stamp of the state agency, a local noise ordinance is not considered valid.