Example Sentences

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"We will legislate to deliver on this and further details of the bill will be announced in due course."

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

When the bill is introduced, the government said it will legislate to:

From BBC • May 16, 2023

The UK government will legislate for the new sanctions in due course, it said.

From Reuters • May 8, 2022

It remains unclear whether lawmakers will legislate there.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2019

It is patent that under the new constitution the Irish Parliament and, under ordinary circumstances, the Irish Parliament alone will legislate for Ireland.

From A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893 by Dicey, Albert Venn