regulate

Example Sentences

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Fine control over surface texture could help regulate friction, allowing small robots to either grip surfaces or slide across them.

From Science Daily

She lost her case at the appeals court, which held that Colorado’s law merely regulates conduct by medical professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal

She wrote that the majority’s ruling “opens a dangerous can of worms” that “threatens to impair states’ ability to regulate the provision of medical care in any respect.”

From Salon

“States have traditionally regulated the provision of medical care through licensing schemes and malpractice regimes without constitutional incident,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times

On social media, commentators have pointed out the cost of cemetery plots and queried how the new law will be regulated.

From BBC