Sentence examples for ruling not only from inspiring English sources

In striking down the law, the Washington Supreme Court had gone considerably further, ruling not only that the parental decisions were entitled to some measure of judicial deference, but that in the absence of an unfit parent or a showing of harm to the children, parents had a constitutional right to exercise an effective veto over any request for a visit.

It may have seemed that affirmative action had a terminal illness, but a federal judge has given it a new prognosis in higher education, ruling not only that the University of Michigan could continue to give blacks and Hispanics a boost in admissions, but that diversity on campus is a "compelling government interest" in perpetuity.

Yet, in the Middle Ages, a powerful dynasty of Norse earls centered their domain here, ruling not only the Northern Isles, but also large swaths of Scotland's mainland.

He reiterated that the Bulgarian revolutionaries fought against the sultan's government, not against the Turkish people and their religion: "We're not driving away the Turkish people nor their faith, but the emperor and his laws (in a word, the Turkish government), which has been ruling not only us, but the Turk himself in a barbarian way".

"This ruling not only doesn't make legal sense, it doesn't make practical sense," Mr. Husted said.

In dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens warned that the ruling not only threatens democracy but "will, I fear, do damage to this institution".

The Ghaznavid state presaged other changes as well, especially by stressing the cleavage between ruler and ruled and by drawing into the ruling class not only the military but also the bureaucracy and the learned establishment.

According to Robby, "When the judge passed down her ruling it not only had an impact on us and Ozzy, but also made it clear to his mother that she needed to be focused on what is best for her son, and that, more than anything, cleared the path for us to adopt him".

2. The judge's ruling was not only a setback against the government, but also suggests that Chen could rule against the Trump administration in the end.

The ruling will not only affect the Premier League.

The ruling was not only generous but gave Apple special tax treatment unavailable to competitors.