Sentence examples for when ratified from inspiring English sources

One problem with originalism, Wilkinson argues, is that historical research concerning the original meaning of the Constitution's text — how it was understood when ratified — often is inconclusive.

The film depicts Abraham Lincoln's arm-twisting and political maneuvering in January 1865 to secure approval of the 13th Amendment, which, when ratified by three-quarters of the states, abolished slavery throughout the nation.

When ratified by the university's Board of Regents, the contract will bring to a successful close a nearly 5-year effort to make PRO/UAW (known formally as Postdoctoral Researchers Organize/International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America) the postdocs' collective bargaining representative.

The new Constitution would become operational only when ratified by at least nine states (three-quarters of the thirteen states), and would only be established between the states ratifying it.

Now, I know Geneva is in Switzerland, not in the United States, and thus can be deemed foreign, but our (American) Constitution actually says that even non-American treaties, when ratified, have the full force of law.

When ratifying the Protocol, States must make a declaration regarding the age at which national armed forces will permit voluntary recruitment, as well as the steps that States will take to ensure that such recruitment is never forced or coerced.

The international community must remind our government of the need to honour the commitments made when ratifying conventions.

The goal setting in Germany was even more ambitious when ratifying a 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emission and increasing the share of renewable energy consumption to 25 30% until 2020 [2].

The Kyoto benchmark year is 1990, when the smokestacks of the Soviet military-industrial complex were still blackening the skies, so when Vladimir Putin ratified the protocol, in 2004, Russia was already certain to meet its goal for 2012.

I was pregnant the week of the Republican convention, when they ratified their platform regarding abortion.

An earlier version of this article misstated when Venezuela ratified the Paris climate accord.