Clerics issued religious edicts against the British when they invaded Iraq during the First World War. |
However, much more paradoxical edicts were issued under the totalitarian regime. |
It is easy to issue laws and edicts, particularly when there is no need to gain the consent of elected or appointed representatives. |
In practice, dictionaries take a middle course between wholehearted descriptivism and prescriptive edicts. |
And would the pope issue edicts blaming the United States for bringing the whole tragedy upon itself? |
How skillfully the timetable must be worked out, and how unwaveringly its edicts must be carried through, adds up to the fine art of railroading. |