Sentence examples for rigid decree from inspiring English sources
In 1602 Rudolf issued a rigid decree against the Unitas Fratrum that was enforced not only in the royal boroughs but also on the domains of fervent Catholic lords.
She always claims that the second time was a mistake - she thought she could get custody of Jack as soon as her fling with Charlotte Raven was over and was shocked rigid when the courts decreed she couldn't.
The movement was named for Jacobus Arminius, a Dutch Reformed theologian of the University of Leiden (1603 09), who became involved in a highly publicized debate with his colleague Franciscus Gomarus, a rigid Calvinist, concerning the Calvinist interpretation of the divine decrees respecting election and reprobation.
The movement was named for Jacobus Arminius (q.v ., a Dutch Reformed theologian of the University of Leiden (1603 09), who became involved in a highly publicized debate with his colleague Franciscus Gomarus, a rigid Calvinist, concerning the Calvinist interpretation of the divine decrees respecting election and reprobation.
When the reform was unveiled in a decree of February 10th, expectations were of a radical simplification of Spain's rigid labour laws, which help keep unemployment at 23% (and youth unemployment at 47%).This third reform in two years is a ragbag of measures.
That embarrassment results from a rigid rule of act of state immunity is well demonstrated by the judicial enforcement of German racial decrees after the war.
These rules, along with the mandatory sentences decreed for some crimes and some repeat offenders, were intended to make punishment both stricter and fairer, but judges complain that the rigid formulas too often result in injustice.
Article IX, proposed decree; Article X, decree entered.
