Sentence examples for to appropriation from inspiring English sources
noun
An act or instance of appropriating.
The decibel levels rise, however, when it comes to appropriation.
At heart they were mute, noncommittal, open to appropriation.
This renders him open to appropriation by different interests, some progressive, some retrograde.
She has been charged with crimes ranging from conspiracy to influence peddling to appropriation of public funds.
Everyone was hip to appropriation, Minimalism and Conceptual art practices — and applying that to the music that was going down".
The Creature might, more suggestively, ask how she feels about having created a myth that is peculiarly susceptible to appropriation by both radical and conservative forces.
That power is "unique to appropriations chairmen," Mr. Gregg said.
By attaching the restrictions to appropriations bills, House Republicans can force negotiations with the Senate.
The budget is submitted in January and normally applies to appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Only Congress, which attaches the ban to appropriations bills, can overturn it.
Under a 1985 law that served as the model for the current sequester, annual cuts to appropriations for the Indian Health Service could not exceed 2 percent.
