Example Sentences

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For example, President Ronald Reagan issued executive orders requiring nonindependent agencies to submit proposed regulations to the White House for review.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Later presidents sought to impose greater control over nonindependent agencies Congress created, like the Environmental Protection Agency, which is run by an administrator whom a president can remove at will.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

The departures left Zynga with three nonindependent directors, three independent directors and one, John Doerr, the venture capitalist, who had not yet been classified as either.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2014

After calling a shareholding meeting to reshuffle Bumi's executives, Mr. Tan took over as chairman, while Mr. Rothschild was reduced to a nonindependent director.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2012

The country spends nearly $1 billion a year on the four states, and a similar amount on the six nonindependent homelands.

From Time Magazine Archive