Sentence examples for piecemeal right from inspiring English sources

Otherwise, every piecemeal right obtained through legislation or litigation carries an asterisk: * "We'll treat you pretty much the same for most purposes, but your most important, fundamental relationships are still second class".

Cantons have ceded powers to the confederation piecemeal (its right to raise taxes must be reviewed periodically), but have also devolved them to communes.

In "A Lasting Irish Peace" (letter, Feb. 22), the proposal by a former director of the British National Peace Council to grant piecemeal human and civil rights to Irish nationalists exemplifies Britain's colonial attitude toward Northern Ireland.

But calls are growing for these workers, many being paid for piecemeal tasks, to have employment rights.

If passed, the bill will replace an ordinance that was passed hurriedly by the government in February, which was widely criticized for taking a piecemeal approach to women's rights and is set to expire on April 4. In the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, debate over the bill lasted more than six hours, but fewer than 200 of the 540 members were present when it was brought to a vote.

As they were originally intended, the piecemeal nature of restoring voting rights under these laws empowers states with a dangerous level of discretion, enabling paternalistic and racist judgements over who is worthy of a right assured to all Americans in the Constitution.

"I don't believe piecemeal works – it has to be right across the system.

A small number of these battles has reached federal courts, where transgender rights activists are seeing piecemeal victories.

A piecemeal approach simply won't deliver the right balance of affordability and quality".

If all of this constant surveillance sounds insane, consider this: right now the system is piecemeal, and it's in effect in select Chinese provinces and cities.

The reluctance of countries to look in their own backyards when it comes to invading a person's right to give birth, and piecemeal progress in acknowledging that right, is mirrored in the reluctance to condemn others' practices.