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Mahama said his government had mandated that the recruitment drive be done openly so that young people all over the country can have equal access to joining the military.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

The authorities had mandated a nearly weeklong shutdown of businesses and schools after discovering one positive case in a population of more than 350,000.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

The ECB said on Wednesday that it had mandated its staff to accelerate the design of an "anti-fragmentation" tool after a sharp widening of southern European bond yield spreads versus the safe-haven German debt.

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2022

Harris had mandated as a condition of the original Hoag/St. Joseph agreement that Hoag be exempt from all ERD restrictions other than a ban on “direct abortions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

According to the June 2000 Survey of Internet Access Management in Public Libraries, approximately 7% of libraries with public Internet access had mandated the use of blocking programs by adult patrons.

From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania