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Example sentences for: sanctioned

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But a working person who is the sole or main support of a same-sex partner could realize a large tax saving if the union were legally sanctioned.
The Sogas had promoted Buddhism as an imperially sanctioned counterweight to the native Shinto religion, along with the new Chinese customs, to weaken the influence of their more conservative rivals.
Free speech and free elections were not the only innovations: gambling was legalized and nude bathing was sanctioned.
Or is gossip only sanctioned when the topic is of a private, personal nature?
Had Howard or DeSouza been in a movie officially sanctioned by the hip media--a contradiction in terms if ever there was one, they'd have three picture deals with Miramax.