Sentence examples for reverse a century from inspiring English sources

This will begin to reverse a century of centralisation.

The party will reverse a century of centralisation by diverting £30 billion of funding to create "powerhouse" English cities and counties, Ed Miliband has said.

One of MacGregor's most personal and – in the petty context of British national prejudice – courageous campaigns has been to reverse a century of Germanophobia and make us see the greatness and originality of the land of Goethe, Friedrich and Dürer.

So why did five justices really go out of their way to reverse a century of law and precedent?

He accused the Bush White House of often operating in secret, of intentionally deceiving the public and of "radical changes that reverse a century of American policy designed to protect our natural resources".

Convincing people in the West that the only way to save the forest around them is to let the government burn it is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the Forest Service as it tries to reverse a century-old policy of fighting every fire.

Sixteen games as the Brewers' interim skipper in 2008 is the extent of his major league managing experience, but Cubs President Theo Epstein said Sveum's "extraordinary baseball knowledge" and "high standards of accountability" made him the best choice to spearhead a cultural change and reverse a century-old history of failure.

Last year, the Supreme Court, reversing a century of precedent, ruled that corporate funds can be used in support of political campaigns.

He added: "The scale of the challenge means the next government must begin also begin reversing a century of centralisation.

Second, it apparently reverses a century of motivation theory and practice, suggesting that staff are already motivated so they don't need a pay award.

Reversing a century of interpretation of the right to bear arms, he announced that individuals have a constitutional right to possess handguns for personal protection.