Sentence examples for return the states from inspiring English sources

"Early rejection of treaties and accords may escalate a lack of security, breed mutual suspicions, and return the states to the phase of détente and hostility".

In the past year, the central government has rolled over state debts totalling more than $100 billion but has insisted that in return the states privatise assets ranging from banks to electricity companies.

In return, the states agreed to end all claims against the companies.

In return, the states will have more say in areas like education.

In return, the states gained new flexibility to run welfare programs as they saw fit.

In return, the states agreed, in effect, to grant the federal government the authority it already possessed to get access to federal resources on federal lands.

Lawyers for minority groups have already asked a court in Texas to return the state to federal oversight.

The legislature has voted twice to return the state to the program, known as RGGI (pronounced reggie), but the governor has already vetoed one of the bills.

Massive spending cuts or tax increases -- or both -- will be necessary to return the state to solvency.

One bill returns the state's presidential primary to June in 2008.

However, he is also returning the state retirement age to 60; his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, had raised it to 62.