regularizes

-- handling jurisdiction, laws, and Israeli Military regulations is crucial; nothing should be signed that "regularizes" or "legalizes" them; Israel is a belligerent occupier; no action should be taken to affirm it; "otherwise, you will never get rid of them;"

Francis Boyle's "Palestine Palestinians and International Law" 2008

* Once that person regularizes his or her status, and as they proceed down the path to earned citizenship, they should have the benefit after having followed the law and made those contributions.

Sound Politics: Cantwell on the Attack 2006

It has discovered the gradual excitements of which it is susceptible; it regularizes its action, and has fixed limits, which a man who respects himself will never pass.

The physiology of taste; or Transcendental gastronomy. Illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Translated from the last Paris edition by Fayette Robinson. 2004

It does that, but it regularizes the position of every man in the factories and in the fields as well as in the Services.

What I Have Seen Over There and Over Here 1941

Thus analogy not only regularizes irregularities that have come in the wake of phonetic processes but introduces disturbances, generally in favor of greater simplicity or regularity, in a long established system of forms.

Chapter 8. Language as a Historical Product: Phonetic Law 1921

It has discovered the gradual excitements of which it is susceptible; it regularizes its action, and has fixed limits, which a man who respects himself will never pass.

The Physiology of Taste 1755-1826 Brillat-Savarin 1790

The benefits for the parish are pretty obvious: the expense of sending out envelopes to nearly a thousand families are pretty high, this regularizes their income and makes it smoother and more predictable, etc.

DarwinCatholic Darwin 2010

Beltrami regularizes this by retaining only a few PCs; he reported the retention of all PCs with eigenvalues above 0.025

Climate Audit 2009

Beltrami regularizes this by retaining only a few PCs; he reported the retention of all PCs with eigenvalues above 0.025

Climate Audit 2009

In spite of reports to the contrary, this bilateral agreement simply regularizes existing security cooperation between the United States and Colombia.

Plan Colombia and Beyond 2009