ruling
Example Sentences
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Ivory Coast's ruling party has further cemented its power after another crushing victory in parliamentary elections at the weekend, two months after President Alassane Ouattara won re-election for a fourth term.
From Barron's
According to a federal appeals court ruling in 2011, the answer is no.
From Los Angeles Times
However, it would help prevent petty vindictiveness from ruling when lives are at stake.
From Salon
The ruling irons out recent judicial efforts to protect California convicts from what Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu called “cascading consequences” of administrative debt.
From Los Angeles Times
Seychelles saw long-term ruling party United Seychelles returned to office, five years after losing power.
From BBC
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