Sentence examples for the retrogression from inspiring English sources
noun
A deterioration or decline to a previous state.
The dismal situation in New York does not, of course, excuse the retrogression on voting rights that has taken place elsewhere in recent years, almost of all it initiated by Republicans.
In 1959 it was possible for Mahfouz to serialise this novel in the Cairo daily newspaper Al-Ahram, although its publication in book form was banned, but 35 years later he was left hanging onto life with a knife stuck in his neck on account of it: such has been the radicalisation, the retrogression of society in the interim period.
The retrogression of humanity itself to animality was not far in the future with 'a swinish multitude'.
Rangeland degradation may be defined as "the retrogression of vegetative cover leading to surface layer exposure to wind and soil erosion by washing away the organic compositions that give vigour to plants' development" (Solomon 2003), arising as a consequence of excessive human activities and/or unfavourable natural conditions.
The retrogression standard applies irrespective of whether the voting change allegedly causes vote denial or vote dilution.
In Reno v. Bossier Parish (Bossier Parish II) (2000), the Supreme Court extended the retrogression standard, holding that for a voting change to have a "discriminatory purpose" under Section 5, the change must have been implemented for a retrogressive purpose.
The anticipated retrogression of the EB-5 visa for Chinese nationals arrived on May 1 , 2015
The standard slurry, without silica, was heavily damaged by the strength retrogression phenomenon after the heat cycle of 300 °C for both 7 and 28 days.
However, the addition of fine fly ash stabilized the concrete and prevented the strength retrogression after hydrothermal exposure.
Unlike the recent retrogression, next year's episode could last a full five months before the end of the fiscal year.
A more subtle refusal to adopt available improvements is a more likely strategy that can be shielded by the "no retrogression" test, lawyers who have handled these cases say.
