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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of regularise.

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Examples

  • But, so the argument goes, if the Republicans are to win the loyalty of Hispanics for more than one election they need to deliver “comprehensive immigration reform”, which translates as something that regularises the status of the 10 to 12 million — mostly Hispanic — illegal immigrants in the US.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2007

  • But, so the argument goes, if the Republicans are to win the loyalty of Hispanics for more than one election they need to deliver “comprehensive immigration reform”, which translates as something that regularises the status of the 10 to 12 million — mostly Hispanic — illegal immigrants in the US.

    The fight on the right 2007

  • * Sectional Titles Amendment Bill which regularises acts of registration and liability as it applies to certain members of body corporates.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

  • * Unemployment Insurance Amendment Bill which regularises the status of domestic, seasonal and other workers;

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • Amendment Bill which regularises the rights and responsibilities of landlords and landowners as well as those of tenants and mortgagors.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • A meeting held by cabinet on Wednesday ended in the approval of three bills for submission to Parliament and the release, for public comment, of a bill that regularises the rights and responsibilities of landlords, landowners tenants and mortgagors.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • Hanekom said the bill regularises and regulates the terms of contracts which the landowners themselves have already entered into.

    Contents 1996

  • VMC regularises water, drainage connections in 25 slum pockets

    WN.com - Articles related to Income ceiling for low-cost housing loans increased 2010

  • The move to the new ASME code system further regularises the industry.

    unknown title 2009

  • Furthermore, capitalism is inseparable from an imperialism that regularises exploitation between classes and nations.

    open Democracy News Analysis - Comments rcshreeyan 2009

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