Sentence examples for overturn measures from inspiring English sources

Joanne Carroll, a board member and spokewoman for the association, added, "We want to track local activity and intercept moratoriums, fight and overturn measures that make long drawn-out approvals so expensive and jack up the price of houses".

"There is an urgent need to overturn measures that clearly flout the facts," she continued.

It is not clear how sweeping the decision overturning Measure 37 will be.

And how long will it take for the Supreme Court to overturn such measures?

The US sent the first person with the title of "science attaché" to its embassy in Berlin in 1898 with a mission to overturn protectionist measures against the import of American pork [16].

Insufficient or flawed analysis of the costs of a rule versus the benefits to the public or industry likely will be a reason cited in lawsuits seeking to overturn the measures.

The Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill overturning the measure.Then there is David Dewhurst, who presides over the Senate as lieutenant-governor and is thought to be gunning for Mr Perry's job in 2010.

Voters overturned the measures in a referendum in November.

A group of Suffolk County tavern owners have filed two lawsuits to overturn the measure.

But Congress could overturn the measure by a majority vote if it acts before March 17, and at least one senator, James M. Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma, has indicated that he might press for just such an action.

SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters of same-sex marriage in California wasted little time on Tuesday turning away from their courtroom defeat on Proposition 8, and toward a potential campaign to overturn the measure.