We found 37 examples of how to use legislation in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 37.
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| 1. | It is true that behavior cannot be legislated, and legislation cannot make you love me, but legislation can restrain you from lynching me, and I think that is kind of important. | |
| 2. | Fortune 500 companies were the hardest hit by recent legislation. | |
| 3. | This group passes out information on such things as travel and health care, and encourages its members to vote on issues that affect this age group such as legislation regulating the insurance industry, medical care and housing. | |
| 4. | Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account. | |
| 5. | A poll shows that an overwhelming majority is in favor of the legislation. | |
| 6. | The government has the power of legislation. | |
| 7. | Our surveys indicate that the public would support the proposed legislation. | |
| 8. | Rightists often dislike regulatory legislation. | |
| 9. | The state court effected unconstitutional legislation without the federal government noticing. | |
| 10. | The world is not going to be saved by legislation. | |
| 11. | This kind of restrictive legislation is bound to hobble the economy. | |
| 12. | The Unit for Law and the Environment advances environmental protection through legislation and policy avenues. | |
| 13. | Legislation clearly distinguishes between dangerous goods and hazardous materials. | |
| 14. | This legislation constitutes a full-fledged attack on consumer rights. | |
| 15. | The proposed legislation runs roughshod over at least three amendments to the constitution. | |
| 16. | A number of same-sex marriages conducted last weekend have been declared null and void after the High Court of Australia ruled that the legislation allowing the marriages was unconstitutional. | |
| 17. | Tom asked the clerk if he could get an extension to submit his application after the normal deadline, but the clerk replied the deadline was calculated from the statutory period, spelled out in legislation, that neither the clerk nor his supervisors could override. | |
| 18. | On a case-by-case basis, in accordance with legislation, the environmental assessment branch will consider requests from members of the general public to undertake an environmental review. | |
| 19. | The more the other side argues its supposed merits, the less I like this proposed legislation. | |
| 20. | While preparing for a radio speech in the year 1984, the American president offhandedly joked about having signed legislation that would "outlaw" Russia. "We begin bombing in five minutes," he'd said. | |
| 21. | The elected members of a party will often meet in a private caucus to agree on a unified response to proposed government legislation. | |
| 22. | Although a few countries have laws that permit physician-assisted suicide in some circumstances, physician groups generally oppose such legislation when it is proposed. | |
| 23. | We have to pass this legislation. | |
| 24. | Southern senators blocked anti-lynching legislation through the 1930s. | |
| 25. | In 2000, the United States once again proved its commitment to being at the forefront of progressivism, with the removal of the last anti-miscegenation language in the country's legislation. |