Sentence examples for pass acts from inspiring English sources

The answer, from Jonathan Swift QC, was that there was an important point of law, that the assembly should only pass acts which were firmly within its powers.

The drive to pass Act 10 continues to define Walker's governorship to both supporters and detractors.

However, William, who was more tolerant than the kirk tended to be, passed acts restoring the Episcopalian clergy excluded after the Revolution.

The legislature passed acts in 1895 that removed the last of the governor's authority to appoint anyone to executive positions.

Colonial society was largely divided over the religious and moral implications of slavery and colonies passed acts for and against the practice.

The Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 1220 of 2003, which established a formal Child Health Advisory Committee (CHAC) and mandated BMI screenings for public schoolchildren.

We're just passed Act 1; Act 2 takes us through mid-spring, when the economy's buoyancy is tested along with GM's share of the market.

Fish and eel passes act like watery staircases allowing fish and eels to swim or wriggle their way over a weir.

In 2011, Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Wisconsin Republicans passed Act 10, which repealed collective bargaining rights for most government workers.

By 20 April 1914, when the residents passed Act to Incorporate the City of Sarnia, the population had grown to 10,985 in six wards.

An unblown fuse lets current pass, and acts as a one.