Sentence examples for some decree from inspiring English sources

Mary, Jenny believed, was defeated not by some decree of malign fate but by her own sheer incompetence and inability to understand the art of political management.

The king was the source of law (usually in tandem with the Sejm, though some decrees did not require the Sejm's assent), supreme judge, chief executive, and supreme commander, free to declare war and peace.

There are also some decrees that require judicial attention because they depend on European regulation and France's constitution.

"It is like some divine decree, or curse, has fallen on us," she said.

The term, he lamented to ABC News last year, "makes it sound like I'm going to issue some imperial decree".

It isn't because of some government decree banning child labour, it's due to economic growth and capitalism.

They go on to say that while they'd like things to be done their way, they want their customers to be able to buy and use their products without fear of breaking some ridiculous decree enforcing hardware virginity.

Some were conducted before and some after the decree in order to assess the changes.

Art movements are strange things: some are decreed by way of a manifesto, their antecedents declared and a purpose proposed.

Many companies are cultivating a more diverse workforce, partly because legislation in some countries decrees it, partly because they believe it can help them.

Keep in mind that some divorce decrees impose rules on maintaining life insurance policies for ex-spouses and children as a part of alimony or child support.