Sentence examples for rules of the convention from inspiring English sources

Some adhering nations, including Germany, Belgium, Turkey, and the Netherlands, have incorporated the rules of the convention into their commercial codes.

Some states have extended the rules of the convention to carriage not governed by the convention.

As the month ended, and with the Democratic Convention speedily approaching, McCarthy tried to change a few rules of the convention, focusing a great deal on "unit voting" rule, which gave party bosses more control.

Once they get to Cleveland, he argued, Republicans will want television networks broadcasting "our message, our leaders, and our vision for America — not people fighting over who's delegate is who's, the rules of the convention and things like that".

Hewitt said on his radio show last week that Republicans should change the rules of the convention to deny Trump the nomination unless the candidate changed the direction of his campaign. .

Additionally any benefits emanating from its use must be shared according to the rules of the Convention of Biological Diversity which the government of Mauritius has ratified in 1992 [ 17].

None of the high-level Qaeda figures like Mr. bin al-Shibh and Mr. Mohammed was questioned under the rules of the Geneva Conventions, which require humane treatment of prisoners in questioning.

Second, prosecuting the fight against terrorists in a modern and civilized way — via the rules of the Geneva Conventions and the laws of our great democracy — rather than employing the same barbaric tools of warfare that the enemy is using will do more to draw others to our side of the fight, vastly improving our intelligence capabilities and making our country safer.

In July the rules committee of the Republican convention rejected a reform proposal that would have staggered primaries and caucuses over a four-month period, with small states leading off and big states voting at the end.

A couple of generations ago, the clash of national armies following the rules of the Hague and Geneva Conventions was called conventional war, as against a more terrifying unconventional war, which meant "nuclear" for a time; then that meaning changed to denote "special operations".

Once you understand that prescriptive rules are the conventions of a specialised form of the language, most of the iptivist controversies evaporate.