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Example sentences for: ruled

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It is the first time a Chinese court has ruled on the nature of homosexuality, and it did so in awarding damages for psychological damage to a man described as gay in the best-selling book Homosexuals in China . The court ruled that the man had suffered "depression and psychological pain" and damage to his reputation by being described as gay.
If his aim was to prevent a nuclear confrontation between Pakistan and India, then "the same purpose would obviously be achieved by allowing Pakistan to conduct the tests so that the principle of mutual nuclear deterrence would automatically come into force and nuclear confrontation can be ruled out for ever."
The Guardian of London fronted a report Monday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has "categorically ruled" that the 2,500-year-old sculptures from the frieze of the Parthenon in Athens--known in Britain as the "Elgin Marbles"--should not be returned to Greece.
Taking this road allows you to explore some of the most rugged and interesting landscape in Crete, and leads you back to the time of Greek mythology, when the gods ruled the earth.
The Western Empire, ruled from Rome, fell to the Ostrogoths in 476, while its neighbour, the Eastern, or Byzantine Empire, became one of the longest-lived empires the world has ever known, dating from 395 to 1453.