Sentence examples for set the manner from inspiring English sources

Both the Constitution and federal law say state legislatures set the "manner" for the selection of presidential electors.

It's hard to believe, but just last week the court in a case from Arizona confirmed that Congress had broad power under the Elections Clause of the Constitution to set the "manner" of conducting federal elections.

The National Sausage Council takes great issue with that comparison, and, as its official spokesperson, I'd like to set the record straight: the manner in which sausages are made bears absolutely no resemblance to the way network television shows are made.

Her combination of fluidity and an endearingly unassuming manner set the tone, as did the way she integrated her four personable dancers into the whole.

When that court extended deadlines for recounts and barred immediate certification of the election, Mr. Elhauge said, it changed the rules the Legislature set for the manner of selecting electors.

This is, after all, the first generation to grow up with the aesthetics of hip-hop (itself a hybrid phenomenon that sprang up in urban America in the 1970's) embedded in the cultural mainstream, from Billboard rap hits to baggy jeans to urban youth who set the pace for countless manners of style.

He would also like to set the record straight on the manner in which he left the shadow cabinet.

Turkish football may be on something of a high, but Galatasaray didn't exactly set the world alight with the manner in which they won the Uefa Cup.

This has set the scene for all manner of political demagoguery.

Without my voice to set the story straight, all manner of entertaining but untrue stories flourished (my favourite: "He was in a hotel room with Bob Dylan when he was meant to be in the Top of the Pops studio").

Congress passed the motor-voter law under its power to set the "times, places and manner" of federal elections as authorized by Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution, known as the elections clause.