Sentence examples for resorting to legislation from inspiring English sources

It may also be possible to achieve these incentives without resorting to legislation.

The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said he will consider introducing new laws to limit the amount of sugar, salt and fat in processed foods to curb childhood obesity but said he wanted to give supermarkets and manufacturers a chance to get their "house in order" before resorting to legislation.

Earlier this month, Greece became the first country after Zambia – and the first-ever advanced western economy - to miss an IMF payment, resorting to legislation that allows members to "bundle up" loans by paying them in full at the end of the month.

"The government believes that encouraging lasting and positive behaviour change by making smokers aware of the significant health risks of second-hand smoke will be more effective than resorting to legislation, which is a blunt instrument to tackle the problem".

If the government cannot secure agreement to the change from all councils across the UK, it will be unable to go ahead with a voluntary agreement and will have to resort to legislation, making it harder to imagine the deal going through with – at most – 10 days of parliamentary time left before the election.

In addition, the fee and quality of the centre are standardized voluntarily, without having to resort to legislation.

And, rather than funding a worthy and dynamic Francophone education, it resorts to legislation to impede its citizens from attending schooling in the language of their choice.

In a statement, Vos, the Assembly speaker, accused Democrats of "exaggerating and resorting to hyperbole" about the legislation.

"Yet again politicians resort to rushed legislation in an attempt to look tough in the face of terrorism," said Shami Chakrabarti, the director of the rights group Liberty.

As lord lieutenant (viceroy) of Ireland (1847 52) during the disastrous Irish famine, he resorted to coercive legislation to prevent a general outbreak of violence and sponsored ineffective relief projects.

The prime minister, George Papandreou, resorted to emergency legislation late on Wednesday, telling the drivers that unless they returned to work they would face stiff fines and their vehicles being requisitioned.