Sentence examples for ruled on something from inspiring English sources

It is widely believed that by finding former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev guilty of embezzlement, the judge has ruled on something much more important than the fate of two defendants.

Mali's new theocratic state must now rule on something that has nothing to do with infringements of its own proliferating religious laws – and its crass insensitivity and immaturity as a system of government is horribly exposed.

Governing by committee is slow, a King can rule on something and it's done.

How can we rule on something that's been around for less time than cell phones and the Internet?

"The court essentially reviewed the merits before the D.C. Circuit even had a chance to rule on them, something the court has not done before in the context of a rule-making challenge.

The tax rules on something known as sub-sales relief, which the authorities suspect have been widely abused as a way of dodging stamp duty, will be closed.

"They're ruling on something they don't necessarily know, and they tend to rule in ignorance".

It is also something that the Supreme Court already ruled on when they made marriage a right for everyone.

If you disagree with the judgement, you can appeal it internally with the Customs authority, and if you don't get satisfaction, you can ask a judge to rule on the case (something very much like this happened in Canada shortly after Lost Girls was published – and after a review, Canada Customs reclassified Lost Girls, clearing it for import).

Put on something comfortable.

Put on something upbeat!