Sentence examples for were instituting from inspiring English sources
verb
To begin or initiate (something); to found.
- He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.
The organization announced in September, after SMU's first semester had begun, that they were instituting a postseason ban.
She said that some buildings were instituting move-in and move-out fees, application review fees or apartment alteration fees.
To cope with the complexity of the industrial economy, managers were instituting company-wide policies and demanding monthly, weekly, or even daily updates from their subordinates.
The extravagance occurred as banks were instituting what some complain are draconian measures, requiring employees to fly economy class on business trips and limiting the amount spent on entertaining clients -- sometimes to as little as £100 a person, or $140 -- as business suffers one of its worst slumps in two decades.
In addition, we would provide feedback on what the department intended by policy changes we were instituting.
Power cuts were instituted and factories closed.
-What major policies or programs were instituted by this leader?
Nevertheless, market-wide U.S. circuit breakers were instituted in 1988.
When these measures were instituted, communities across the country resisted.
