Sentence examples for policy passing from inspiring English sources

Congress endorsed this policy, passing a bill called the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Though today's war on cancer was then called a fight against cancer, in 1937 Congress made the fight national policy, passing, with unanimous approval, the National Cancer Institute Act.

Mr. Klein speaks passionately at black churches and charter-school events, but often appears bored at public meetings of the Panel for Educational Policy, passing time on his BlackBerry.

"But there will always be points of tension, too," Ms. Evans said, especially when the broad ideals that blacks and women have typically shared — in their fight for the vote, non-discrimination and economic equality — give way to the nitty-gritty of reaching consensus, setting policy, passing legislation and, in the case of elections, making choices.

That's really necessary when you're trying to get good public policy passed.

The policy passed parliament last year with the support of the Greens, under the then social services minister Scott Morrison.

During the five-year gestation of the poll tax, the policy passed through four secretaries of state and seven ministers of state with special responsibility for local government.

Then suddenly, the law "On the foundations of state language policy" passed on Tuesday evening, leaving behind a trail of question marks.

He said he had voted in favor of the new sexual abuse policy passed by the American bishops at their meeting in Dallas this month.

After 1809, foreign policy and to some extent domestic policy passed into the hands of Klemens, Graf von Metternich (later given the title of Fürst [prince]), who would steer the monarchy's ship of state for the next 40 years.

In Frederick County, Maryland, public funds may not be used to purchase library audio books in any language other than English, according to a new policy passed by the county commissioners.