pursuant

Example Sentences

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“The Secretary has crafted a process for resolving the enormous backlog of claims, and he has done so pursuant to specific congressional authorization.”

From Washington Post

This would pave the way for the department to impose sharp cuts on major water users in Arizona, Nevada, California, and Mexico, which receives water pursuant to a 1944 treaty.

From Salon

Australian Federal Police arrested him that day “pursuant to a request from the United States,” a police statement said.

From Seattle Times

He did so and was taken into custody without incident pursuant to an indictment,” the agency said in a Sept. 27 statement.

From Washington Times

The treaty’s preamble, for example, states that the agreement is “Reaffirming the sovereign right of any State to regulate and control conventional arms exclusively within its territory, pursuant to its own legal or constitutional system.”

From Seattle Times