Sentences with phrase «declared by fiat»

«He essentially declared it by fiat.

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Hence a fiat currency is anything that the government declares «let there be value, by law and regulation».

Suddenly throughout America's denominations, almost as if by divine fiat, a moratorium on building was declared; new congregations were discouraged, and questions about the meaningfulness of many church programs were articulated.

A longstanding top floor feature was Marcel Duchamp's In Advance of the Broken Arm — a snow shovel the artist purchased and declared art by fiat.

But «the deference this court must extend the experience and expertise of prison administrators does not extend so far that prison officials may declare a compelling governmental interest by fiat.»