Sentence examples for sweeping decrees from inspiring English sources

Prompted by the Reformation, the Council of Trent was highly important for its sweeping decrees on self-reform and for its dogmatic definitions that clarified virtually every doctrine contested by the Protestants.

CAIRO — Cracks appeared on Sunday in the government of President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt, as he faces mounting pressure over his sweeping decree seeking to elevate his edicts above the reach of any court until a new constitution is approved.

Even this was too much for the president, who had the loyalists in the outgoing legislature grant him sweeping decree powers for the next 18 months, effectively bypassing parliament.

#zagazig #Egypt http://t.co/X8Mqx0iC — J. Berry / ست الحته (@moneloky) 7 Dec 12 Elsewhere in the Delta, young activists at a rally in the city of Mahalla, where there were street protests last month, declared themselves "independent" from the Egyptian state until the President's sweeping decree is rescinded.

In 1812, Marshal Bovril, Inspector General of Flatware, issues a sweeping decree, dismissing all "free forkers".

Under a sweeping decree that took effect Wednesday, smoking has been banned in every commercial corner of "entertainment and conviviality" — from the toniest Parisian nightclub to the humblest village cafe.

As my colleagues report from Cairo, protesters torched the offices of Egypt's ruling Islamist party in several cities on Friday during an outpouring of public anger one day after President Mohamed Morsi issued a sweeping decree granting himself broad new powers and putting his decisions above any challenges by the country's courts.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will issue a sweeping decree on Friday telling every U.S. public school district to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.

Initiatives to modernise state schools and courts have stalled in the face of entrenched religious conservatives.But in a move of rare boldness for the stately kingdom, on February 14th the 86-year-old king decreed sweeping changes in government.

But the row over the new constitution, his sweeping presidential decrees, generally poor performance and a disastrous economic situation have used up what little credit he had at the start.

After Paul Bremer was put in charge of the occupation, in the middle of May, 2003, his first decree was a sweeping ban on the Baath Party.