| Each time the religious institution issues custom-made edicts for political purposes, it loses credibility. |
| Another step forward was the progressive declarations of invalidity extended to certain laws, decrees, and edicts issued in Stalin's time. |
| It is easy to issue laws and edicts, particularly when there is no need to gain the consent of elected or appointed representatives. |
| Although government clerics often issue edicts against terror, the bulk of the government's effort has been security-related. |
| Ashoka is famous for the edicts he ordered to be carved on rocks and pillars throughout his kingdom. |
| In practice, dictionaries take a middle course between wholehearted descriptivism and prescriptive edicts. |
