Sentence examples for took to enforce from inspiring English sources

Mr. Boehner, of Ohio, has drawn fire this week for removing a handful of House Republicans who have defied the leadership from their preferred committee seats, a step he took to enforce party discipline.

But soon the Taliban took to enforcing their brutal and medieval brand of Islam.

This is what it takes to enforce an abortion ban.

And there are a number of steps we can take to enforce these provisions, including withholding federal funds".

The tradition of wacky individualistic outfits at party conventions is a long one, so consider the effort it must take to enforce a delegation dress code.

He asked the court to lift the injunction against police action, "so the city can take whatever action it is going to take to enforce this violation".

Reference pricing also leads to concerns that it could be used simply for rationing by income class in disguise, unless good care is taken to enforce high quality standards for the health care being delivered.

She wrote her dissertation on China's one-child policy, recalling the lengths officials had taken to enforce the rules inspecting girls' sanitary towels to check they were menstruating, eventually resorting to checking their anatomy directly.

For example, it wants the currency bloc to use benchmarks, such as how long it takes to launch a business or the number of days it takes to enforce a contract.

He opened each campaign event on a weekend visit to Iowa by reciting the steps he had taken to enforce immigration laws, trying to fight an impression pushed by his rivals that he is soft on illegal immigration because he signed legislation granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants at public universities and colleges.

Of course I condemn drink driving and am fully supportive of campaigns by the police and related public safety bodies to eradicate it, however I believe that the current drink drive limit is appropriate and measures taken to enforce it, proportional.