Sentence examples for was decreed by from inspiring English sources

Another important step was the adoption of surnames or family names, which was decreed by the GNA in 1934.

Chile's investment law of 1974 was decreed by the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet and remains little changed.

The average Argentine still blames the banks for the confiscation of savings (though this was decreed by the government) and much else besides.

Equality for women in the public sphere was decreed by the founder of the modern nation, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in the 1920's and 30's.

Mr. Kimbro said he understood that the execution was decreed by Panther officers, but he could not confirm that Mr. Seale gave the order.

In the cultural niche defined by monsters, rocket ships and severed body parts, Mr. Ackerman was decreed by acclamation to be its leading citizen.

There is a big difference between what is decreed by those supposedly in authority and what happens in reality.

The new voting rules were decreed by the emir using emergency powers six weeks before December's elections.

Art movements are strange things: some are decreed by way of a manifesto, their antecedents declared and a purpose proposed.

An attack is decreed by General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou), and passed on to General Mireau (George Macready) to execute.

In some countries the initiation of liquidation may also be decreed by the court ex officio or upon petition by public officials.