Sentence examples for patchwork legislation from inspiring English sources
Patchwork legislation eventually allowed for admission of almost half a million displaced persons, as they were called, by 1951.
Having said this, that system has sustained damage on the many rocks and reefs of patchwork legislation over the years, laws and regulations aimed specifically at empowering the lender--with the exception of extreme cases like loan sharking and other RICO offenses -- over the interests of the borrower.
The wide-ranging paper points out how "despite a patchwork of legislation" to ensure access to voting serious problems persist.
In the patchwork of legislation passed by Congress and 48 states, even individual prosecutors can carry great weight.
He grew increasingly concerned by the prevalence of child labour in India, which was regulated only by a sparse patchwork of legislation.
While the federal government dithers, some American states and cities have passed their own laws, creating a patchwork of legislation that could frustrate future commercial services.
"I wish we didn't have to do a patchwork of legislation to provide these women with the equal pay they deserve.
The bill also serves as a reminder that, for all the back and forth in Washington, the states continue sewing a patchwork of legislation intended to answer local demands to confront illegal immigration.
Yet, despite the existence of a patchwork of legislation in 32 states mandating screening of newborns for hearing loss, fewer than half the newborns in this country have their hearing checked before they leave the hospital.
The care act replaces the legal patchwork of legislation that has been with us since the founding of the welfare state; advocacy is one of those areas that has been too inconsistent in its delivery.
"Following patchwork of legislation or regulation is costly and makes it even harder to invest in networks," said Matt Polka, president of the American Cable Association, a lobbying group for small- and midsize broadband providers.
