Sentence examples for today adopted from inspiring English sources

That phrase outlived its sadistic practice and is in use today, adopted as a metaphor for "repeated annoyance intended to infuriate".

The National Hockey League's general managers today adopted recommendations designed to increase offensive production, cut down on undetected fouls and reduce confusion and debate about goal-crease interference.

Repeatedly brushing aside amendments from its embattled liberal wing, the Democratic Party's platform committee today adopted a party blueprint that hews closely to Vice President Al Gore's centrist views on trade, fiscal policy, national defense, crime and welfare.

Germany's cabinet today adopted plans for important changes in security and immigration laws in response to the Sept. 11 attacks, which were carried out in part by immigrants who had been living in Germany.

Delegates from more than 130 nations today adopted the first global treaty regulating trade in genetically modified products, setting up an international framework for the increasingly heated and divisive debate about foods made with biotechnology.

Saying its police, medical and post office services were being overwhelmed by a spate of anthrax hoaxes, Britain today adopted an emergency law with immediate effect that punishes violators with jail terms of up to seven years.

In commemoration, people today adopt a vegetarian diet and adhere to the festival's 10 principles.

In commemoration, people today adopt a vegetarian diet and adhere to the festival's ten principles.

Since 1975, adopted children have had the legal right to obtain their birth and adoption records.

The electors Henry (d. 1541) and Maurice (d. 1553) adopted Lutheranism.

England, in 1896, adopted the "New Philharmonic Pitch" at a′ = 439 and, in 1939, adopted the U.S. standard pitch of a′ = 440.