Sentence examples for substantially rewriting from inspiring English sources

We decline to rule more expansively, for to do so would result in this Court substantially rewriting the Code.

Indeed, the court expressly "decline[d] to rule more expansively, for to do so would result in this court substantially rewriting the code.... " Thus, the questions purportedly framed in the petition are not in fact presented by this case.

Pulling in several directions at once (director Craig Viveiros has talked of substantially rewriting John Wrathall's original script and cites John Baeder and Richard Estes as inspirations), this reminds us just how hard it is to pull off the gallows humour of Shallow Grave or Miller's Crossing, both of which are evoked, perhaps unintentionally.

By the end of 2008, Ms. Obreht said, she and Mr. Eaker thought they were finished with the manuscript, but she wound up substantially rewriting it in 2009, after Mr. Fishman got her an assignment from Harper's Magazine that sent her to the Balkans to research an article on contemporary vampire lore.

The "intent of the voter" standard adopted by the Legislature was the standard in place as of Nov. 7, 2000, and a more expansive ruling would have raised an issue as to whether this court would be substantially rewriting the code after the election, in violation of Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution and Title 3 United States Code, Section 5.

The bill was substantially rewritten to meet conservative rebels' demands.

Russ Hoyle, the deputy Sunday editor at the time, said that Mr. Evans had substantially rewritten the article.

"I've learned some things about telling a commercial story; I substantially rewrote this," Mr. Patterson said.

Mr. McGreevey always referred to "closing loopholes" in the corporate business tax, although the law was substantially rewritten.

Such an interpretation would substantially rewrite the history of Islam and challenge fundamentalist branches of the faith.

That job (he has done 19 so far) sometimes requires little except trimming; other times he must substantially rewrite creaky, jokeless or incoherent texts.