Sentence examples for substitute for rule from inspiring English sources
Meanwhile, hardline groups point to the disarray as proof that "man-made" democracy is no substitute for rule by Islamic law.Power struggles have intensified with the rising distrust.
But there is no substitute for rules that express a nation's sense of values and for those national values to include preservation of the planet.
Unilateral and selective use of force without the authorization of the Security Council, even if well intentioned, is no substitute for the rule of law.
It was then that special districts and "authorities" were institutionalized to supplement and even substitute for municipal rule, and informal "regional" plans were advocated to guide a metropolitan expansion that could no longer be encompassed by city government.
Voluntary agreements not to are hardly a substitute for strong rules against anti-consumer practices known to have been instituted before.
By reducing uncertainty and transaction costs, it could be a substitute for formal rules during the ripening time of the latter.
It substitutes for the rule "don't do it to them if you don't want it done to you" the rule "be sure to do it to them first and more effectively".
The Chinese describe that as renzhi — "rule by man" — the invidious real-world substitute for the elusive "rule of law" that they have sought, for so long, to create.
Cronyism substituted for the rule of law, and little effort was put into building the infrastructure required for a stable state.
What a curious position for a former constitutional scholar to take: the promise of one man substituted for the rule of law.
Disclosure rules intended to substitute for meaningful regulation becomes the unwitting device by which our genuine electoral sentiments are auctioned off.
