Sentence examples for revising the statute from inspiring English sources

That would bolster the argument that revising the statute would send the wrong message to the rest of the world.

Furthermore, Congress has extensively debated revising the statute to require a cost-benefit analysis at the standard-setting stage, but has declined to do so.

Archbishop Sartain was assigned by the Vatican to spend five years revising the statutes of the sisters' organization, vetting their speakers and publications, and making sure their events featured the eucharist, which can be administered only by a priest.

Twyne was first appointed to a 28-strong committee for revising the statutes in 1614, although nothing came of their work.

With the making of a new and relatively progressive constitution in 1950, the Indian state had the opportunity to revise the statute books entirely.

"While we appreciate your desire to revise the statute to reflect your expansive vision of it, the fact is that we must work with the actual language of the statute, not the aspirational version" that the F.B.I. had provided.

"Simply put," Mr. Bush's brief said, "they ask this court to revise the statute's plain directive that late-filed returns 'may be ignored' to read instead that the secretary 'may not ignore' late-filed returns if the county board is conducting a manual recount".

"Congress remains perfectly free to amend or revise the statute.

When Congress revised the statute governing the military commissions last October, it also changed the category of people that the commissions can be used to try from "unlawful enemy combatant" to "unprivileged enemy belligerent".

Among other things, the Senate's package would revise the statutes on vehicular manslaughter and assault to make prosecutions easier.

In 1630, Twyne was part of a new delegacy appointed by the new Chancellor of the University William Laud (who was also Archbishop of Canterbury) to revise the statutes.